New Jersey High Court Issues Judgment For Care Home In Class Fee Refund Dispute

(January 18, 2024, 8:41 AM EST) -- TRENTON, N.J.  — The New Jersey Supreme Court reversed and remanded a lower court’s order denying dismissal of a claim in a class action against a nursing home for violations of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act (CFA) regarding an entrance fee refund if a resident died or moved out, finding that a refund of 90% of the entrance fee is not merited because the referenced CFA provision applies only to food-related fraud....