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Why New Jersey Is Suing TikTok Why New Jersey Is Suing TikTok
Why New Jersey Is Suing TikTok New Jersey has joined a group of states suing social media giant TikTok, alleging the video-sharing app is highly-addictive and harmful to children. The complaint, filed temporarily under seal in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Essex County, alleges multiple violations of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act (CFA), New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Other AGs are filling similar lawsuits across the country Tuesday, Oct. 9, including those in Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, North Carolina,  Oregon, South Carolina, Vermont and Washington.…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Walmart Agrees To Whopping $1.64M Settlement Amid Unfair Pricing Accusations At NJ Stores Walmart Agrees To Whopping $1.64M Settlement Amid Unfair Pricing Accusations At NJ Stores
Walmart Agrees To Whopping $1.64M Settlement Amid Unfair Pricing Accusations At NJ Stores Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle accusations of unlawful pricing at its 64 stores across New Jersey, state officials said. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, is the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (“OWM”). Walmart was accused of violating New Jersey’s Consumer Fraud Act (“CFA”) and Unit Pricing Disclosure Act (“UPDA”) by using inaccurate unit pricing for a variety of grocery products sold in the chain’s New Jersey locations, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. The UPDA requires grocery retailers t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Transit Changing Refund Policy After Criticism NJ Transit Changing Refund Policy After Criticism
NJ Transit Changing Refund Policy After Criticism NJ Transit is continuing to tweak its ticket policy. NJ Transit announced that refunds will be made available for unused one-way tickets purchased prior to Saturday, June 1. The refund policy will also apply to rail 10-trip tickets.  Tickets purchased on or after June 1 must be used by the end of July and will not be eligible for refunds. Last month, NJ Transit announced all tickets purchased prior to July 1 will expire on July 31, regardless of their original date of purchase. The policy prompted criticism from straphangers, who worried they would lose out on tickets they purchased b…

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by Sam Barron
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State Asks Judge To Stop Purported Animal Charity Run By Wyckoff Woman That Raised Millions State Asks Judge To Stop Purported Animal Charity Run By Wyckoff Woman That Raised Millions
State Asks Judge To Stop Purported Animal Charity Run By Wyckoff Woman That Raised Millions A Wyckoff woman raised millions of dollars by falsely claiming an organization she founded that places rescue dogs as service animals is a charity, said state authorities who’ve gone to court to shut her down. Janice Wolfe has “unlawfully raised millions of dollars since 2008 without registering Merlin’s Kids as a charitable organization,” state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Friday. Wolfe’s fundraising included “false and misleading claims” about the services provided by both Merlin’s Kids and an affiliated for-profit company, United K9 Professional Inc., he said. Meanwhile, tens …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Morris, Union County Used Car Dealer Pays $105,000 To Settle 'Lemon Law' Violations, State Says Morris, Union County Used Car Dealer Pays $105,000 To Settle 'Lemon Law' Violations, State Says
Morris, Union County Used Car Dealer Pays $105,000 To Settle 'Lemon Law' Violations, State Says A used car dealer with locations in Morris and Union counties is paying $105,000 to resolve alleged violations of state consumer protection laws, authorities said. State Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Auto Holding Inc. was cited for: misrepresenting the condition of its used motor vehicles, telling at least one customer that vehicles were serviced and/or inspected prior to sale, when that was not the case; failing to disclose prior damage and rental history when such information was known or should have been known by the dealership; misrepresenting the prior history and use of its …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ: Hasbrouck Heights Used Car Dealer Pays $60,000 To Settle Consumer Protection Case NJ: Hasbrouck Heights Used Car Dealer Pays $60,000 To Settle Consumer Protection Case
NJ: Hasbrouck Heights Used Car Dealer Pays $60,000 To Settle Consumer Protection Case A Bergen County used car dealer is paying $60,000 to resolve violations of state consumer protection laws, authorities said. The state Division of Consumers had accused Bridge Auto Group in Hasbrouck Heights with: failing to include the mandatory disclosure language in advertisements; misrepresenting its Better Business Bureau and Yelp ratings on the company’s website; failing to disclose prior damage to its used vehicles when such information was known our should have been known by the dealership; charging consumers for pre-delivery services, including dealer preparation fees, without ite…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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LAWSUIT: Student Loan Giant Crippled NJ Borrowers, State Authorities Charge LAWSUIT: Student Loan Giant Crippled NJ Borrowers, State Authorities Charge
Lawsuit: Student Loan Giant Crippled NJ Borrowers, State Authorities Charge One of the nation’s largest student loan servicers has screwed young borrowers in New Jersey, state authorities charged Tuesday in a blockbuster lawsuit against Navient. This includes deliberately fooling some of them into paying back more money than was due at the time by lying about the amounts, they said. “Higher education should be a pathway to success, not a road to financial ruin,” Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said in announcing the suit's filing. “Even before the financial fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, too many New Jerseyans were struggling to pay off their student loans,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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AG: Passaic County Dentist, Morris County Health Club Make False Claims About Antibody Tests AG: Passaic County Dentist, Morris County Health Club Make False Claims About Antibody Tests
AG: Passaic County Dentist, Morris County Health Club Make False Claims About Antibody Tests State authorities have told a Passaic County dentist and Morris County health club to stop making false or misleading claims about coronavirus tests. Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said his office and the state Division of Consumer Affairs sent cease-and-desist letters telling each to stop claiming that they have antibody (“serological”) COVID-19 tests that can tell whether someone is immune from COVID-19. “Misinformation of this nature has the potential to provide false security to individuals and contribute, in the aggregate, to widespread public harm, and also violates New Jersey’s Co…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Authorities Ask Consumers To Report Coronavirus Price Gougers NJ Authorities Ask Consumers To Report Coronavirus Price Gougers
NJ Authorities Ask Consumers To Report Coronavirus Price Gougers Authorities asked New Jersey residents Thursday to report any local merchants charging exorbitant amounts for virus-killing cleaning supplies, hand sanitizer and other products. They also threatened to nail gougers. The state Division of Consumer Affairs sent warning letters Thursday to 10 retailers suspected of significantly inflating prices of items associated with the current concerns related to COVID-19, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. The letters warned retailers that New Jersey’s Consumer Fraud Act (CFA) protects consumers from "gross and unreasonable inflation of the pr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Lawsuit Filed In Essex County Deems Huffman Koos' Refund Policies Illegal Lawsuit Filed In Essex County Deems Huffman Koos' Refund Policies Illegal
Lawsuit Filed In Essex County Deems Huffman Koos' Refund Policies Illegal Furniture chain Huffman Koos enforced a return and refund policy that violates the Consumer Fraud Act, says a lawsuit filed recently in Essex County. The class-action lawsuit states that HK’s contracts refuse refunds and returns once the merchandise has been delivered or picked up, NJ.com reports. “Such a policy is contrary to New Jersey regulations, which require a furniture seller to offer a full and prompt refund when furniture is delivered in a damaged condition,” said Joseph A. Osefchen of DeNittis Osefchen Prince, P.C., which filed the suit last Thursday. These policies are considere…

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by Valerie Musson
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New Jersey AG Sues Vegas Company For Illegally Selling Large-Capacity Ammo Magazines New Jersey AG Sues Vegas Company For Illegally Selling Large-Capacity Ammo Magazines
New Jersey AG Sues Vegas Company For Illegally Selling Large-Capacity Ammo Magazines New Jersey’s top law enforcement officer filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a Nevada company that he said illegally sold large-capacity ammunition magazines to an undercover investigator online after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from his office months earlier. The suit filed by Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal against Nevada-based New Frontier Armory LLC alleges that the company sold six LCMs to undercover investigators, including a 100-round magazine. “Large capacity magazines are dangerous and have been disproportionately used in mass shootings, which is why they are illegal in Ne…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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3M, DuPont, Others Produced, Sold Firefighting Foam They Knew Was Toxic, NJ Authorities Charge 3M, DuPont, Others Produced, Sold Firefighting Foam They Knew Was Toxic, NJ Authorities Charge
3M, DuPont, Others Produced, Sold Firefighting Foam They Knew Was Toxic, NJ Authorities Charge For decades 3M, DuPont and other companies made and sold firefighting foam that released toxic and harmful chemicals, contaminating ground and surface water – including several lakes -- and creating "a continuing threat to natural resources and human health,” New Jersey authorities charged. An environmental and consumer fraud lawsuit filed by the state on Tuesday seeks damages and penalties against eight companies that have manufactured, advertised and sold aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) products. The products contain chemicals known as PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonic acid) and PFOA (perf…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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LAWSUIT: Closter Debate Team Coach Wrongly Attacked Student, 14, After Losing Contest LAWSUIT: Closter Debate Team Coach Wrongly Attacked Student, 14, After Losing Contest
Lawsuit: Closter Debate Team Coach Wrongly Attacked Student, 14, After Losing Contest A 14-year-old from Fort Lee left his prestigious private school in Closter after coaches on the debate team accused him of selling out a recent contest, according to a lawsuit filed in Superior Court. The former Kugnus ACTS Academy student faced "false, malicious and defamatory" from debate coach after losing in the second round of a contest last month in the Lakeland Westchester Classic in New York, NorthJersey.com reports. The teen was accused of sharing strategies and files with a friend on the opposing Manhattan team, who “possessed the exact same overviews, block an…

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by Cecilia Levine