2009 New Jersey Code
TITLE 56 - TRADE NAMES, TRADE-MARKS AND UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
56:8
56:8-19 - Action, counterclaim by injured person; recovery of damages, costs

56:8-19  Action, counterclaim by injured person; recovery of damages, costs.

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.

L.1971,c.247,s.7;  amended 1997, c.359.

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