The New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act is a very convoluted law that regulates virtually everything bought and sold in the state of New Jersey. It is also the genesis of hundreds of lawsuits. One CFA lawsuit we’ve been closely following is Josh Finkelman’s battle against the NFL over the price of Super Bowl tickets (the case even made our CFA Hall of Shame).
Countless jokes have been made since Sergio Bichao broke the news that a local couple is taking legal action against their former employer because they allege the husband was fired for passing too much gas, but this is far from a laughing matter. This is the perfect example of what can happen when laws that are drafted with the best of intentions in mind are taken just a little too far.
It has been almost a year since we first brought the plight of Just Mayo to your attention. The popular start-up company that makes egg-less food products has been entangled in multiple legal battles over the past year all because there is federal definition of mayonnaise. Yes, you read that right, there is a federal definition of mayonnaise, and it’s spurring litigation.
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of September 26-October 2.
A lot of ridiculous lawsuits are filed in New Jersey each year, but only one can be crowned NJCJI’s Most Ludicrous Lawsuit of the Year. 2014’s honoree, the woman suing Disney for $250 million because she claims the blockbuster hit Frozen was stolen from her self-published autobiography, has finally been told she needs to take Queen Elsa’s advice and “let it go.”
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of September 5-11.
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of August 29 - September 4.
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of March 28-April 2.
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of August 15-21.
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of August 8-14.
