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New Jersey Law Journal State and Federal Decisions February 7, 2008

By David Badertscher, PLL

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STATE DECISIONS:

Czar Inc. v. Heath et al
"A claim under the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act is legally viable where a custom cabinetmaker's services, in a newly constructed home, fell within the definition of "home improvement" under N.J.A.C. 13:45A-16.1A."

In re Opinion 710 of the Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics
"ACPE Opinion 710 provides that fraudulent transactions by attorneys in connection with real estate closings violate the RPC; it does not suggest that disclosed seller's concessions are, by themselves, fraudulent or unethical."

FEDERAL DECISIONS:

Howley v. Mellon Financial Corp. et al
"In light of the preplanned immediate termination of plaintiff-employee after the sale of his division, defendant's subsidiary, he did not receive a 'job offer' that meets the Sale of Business' exception in defendant's displacement plan. "

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on February 08, 2008 (boomark / email).