The class action team at Gibbons of Newark handled trial- and appellate-level work, in both state and federal jurisdictions, in 2016. The group handled several cases in a developing area of law under the New Jersey Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act. In one such case, Gibbons successfully defended a form contract created by an industry organizations representing independent auto dealerships; in another, the team obtained dismissal of a putative class suit challenging rental car contract language. And in a Consumer Fraud Act class suit lodged against a client in the nutritional supplement industry, the group prevailed at the trial and appellate levels in Superior Court.
** The responses were provided by Michael McDonald, leader, consumer class action defense team, and partner, business & commercial litigation department. **
