Assembly Bill 1444, prefiled for introduction for the 2012 session of the New Jersey State Legislature, and sponsored by Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, seeks to amend New Jersey's Consumer Fraud Act to prohibit attorney's fees to plaintiffs who prove what the bill terms as merely "technical violations" of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act. Costello & Mains, Employment, Civil and
Consumer Rights Lawyers representing the people of New Jersey for over twenty years, strongly oppose this ill-advised amendment to the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act.
"This bill will take away the ability of individuals to challenge corporate fraud," says partner and
New Jersey employment lawyer Kevin Costello. "It will allow companies to cheat large numbers of people in a way which results in little damage individually, but large gains for the fraudulent actors, and will excuse fraud which does real harm simply to allow a wrong-acting company a "get out of jail free card." Partner Deborah Mains adds "We've been bailing out companies enough; we don't need to give companies that violate the law a free pass by amending the statute and taking away the rights of the people of New Jersey." "I agree," Kevin concludes. "This bill is bad for the hard working and honest people of this state; it's only good for the dishonest businesses and their allies who want to keep whittling away at citizen access to the Courts."
The employment and
civil rights law attorneys at Costello & Mains, P.C. are dedicated to protecting the rights of New Jersey workers, students and families. If you suspect that your employment, educational or civil rights have been violated, visit http://www.costellomains.com/ today for a free legal evaluation of your claim. We protect everyone from Wage and Hour abuse, Prevailing Wage abuse, Workplace Retaliation, Whistleblower Retaliation, Workplace Discrimination, Workplace Harassment and from Discrimination in Places of Public Accommodation and in Schools, on the basis of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, transgendered status, ethnicity, military service, parental status, national origin, disability, national origin and handicap.
About Costello & Mains, P.C.:
Kevin Costello and Deborah Mains have been fighting for the rights of the workers and families of New Jersey for nearly 37 years between them, having counseled and represented unions, workers, students and their families for their entire careers. They can fight your employment rights, harassment, retaliation, discrimination or wrongful discharge claim in court. If you have questions about employment rights in New Jersey, visit http://www.costellomains.com/.
