7. Any person who suffers any ascertainable loss of moneys or property, real or personal, as a result of the use or employment by another person of any method, act, or practice declared unlawful under this act or the act hereby amended and supplemented may bring an action or assert a counterclaim therefor in any court of competent jurisdiction. In any action under this section the court shall, in addition to any other appropriate legal or equitable relief, award threefold the damages sustained by any person in interest. In all actions under this section, including those brought by the Attorney General, the court shall also award reasonable attorneys' fees, filing fees and reasonable costs of suit.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 56:8-19
Action, counterclaim by injured person; recovery of damages, costs
Applied in 50 court decisions — leading case Mazza v. American Honda Motor Co. (2012)
Most recently applied in Charlene Dzielak v. Whirlpool Corp (September 2023)
L.1971,c.247,s.7; amended 1997, c.359.
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