New Jersey Statutes
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-19 (2026)
Action, counterclaim by injured person; recovery of damages, costs
✓ current as of May 2026
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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 231
cases (75 in the last 5 years), 1988–2026 · leading case: Anthony D'agostino v. Ricardo Maldonado (068940), 78 A.3d 527 (N.J. 2013).
Anthony D'agostino v. Ricardo Maldonado (068940), 78 A.3d 527 (N.J. 2013). “Notwithstanding the trial court’s restoration of plaintiffs’ equity in their home, the transfer of that equity to Maldonado constituted an ascertainable loss within the meaning of N.J.S.A. 56:8-19, and the trial court’s determination of damages was within its discretion.”
Debra Dugan v. TGI Friday’s, Inc. (077567) Ernest Bozzi v. OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC (077567) (Burlington Cnty. & Statewide), 171 A.3d 620 (N.J. 2017). “It maintains that the Dugan plaintiffs cannot prove that the class 18 members suffered an ascertainable loss as a result of the allegedly offending practices, as required by N.J.S.A. 56:8-19, without demonstrating that loss for each individual claimant in a class estimated to…”
Josh Finkelman v. Nat'l Football League, 810 F.3d 187 (3rd Cir. 2016). “N.J. Stat. Ann. § 56:8-19 . As originally drafted, the Act empowered only the New Jersey Attorney General to sue to enforce its provisions.”
Francis E. Parker Mem'l Home, Inc. v. Georgia-Pac. LLC, 945 F. Supp. 2d 543 (D.N.J. 2013). “N.J.S.A. § 56:8-19. If successful, they can recover treble damages and reasonable attorneys’ fees.”
Jeffrey S. Jacobs Vs. Mark Lindsay & Son Plumbing & Heating, Inc. (l-3120-14, Essex Cnty. & Statewide), 203 A.3d 952 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2019). “A-3854-16T1 3 in the defense of the criminal charges constituted an "ascertainable loss" under N.”
In re Mercedes-Benz Tele Aid Contract Litig., 257 F.R.D. 46 (D.N.J. 2009). “In order to prevail on that claim, Plaintiffs must demonstrate that (1) unlawful conduct on the part of Mercedes, (2) an ascei’tainable loss on the part of the Plaintiffs, and (3) a causal relationship between the unlawful conduct and the ascertainable loss.”
Mazza v. Am. Honda Motor Co., Inc., 666 F.3d 581 (9th Cir. 2012). “911 (6) (limiting recovery to actual damages if the violation was a result of bona fide error); N.J. Stat. Ann. § 56:8-19 (requiring treble damages and attorney's fees).”
Meshinsky v. Nichols Yacht Sales, Inc., 541 A.2d 1063 (N.J. 1988). “In full, section 56:8-19 states: 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…”
Mickens v. Ford Motor Co., 900 F. Supp. 2d 427 (D.N.J. 2012). “” N.J. Stat. Ann. § 56:8-19 . See Maniscalco v.”
Ironworkers Local Union 68 v. Astrazeneca Pharm., LP, 634 F.3d 1352 (11th Cir. 2011). “may bring an action or assert a counterclaim therefor in any court of competent jurisdiction." (emphasis added)); 73 Pa.”
Naporano Iron & Metal Co. v. Am. Crane Corp., 79 F. Supp. 2d 494 (D.N.J. 2000). “The NJCFA protects consumers against “any unconscionable commercial practice, deception, fraud, false pretense, false promise, misrepresentation, or the knowing, concealment, suppression of omission of any material fact with intent that others rely upon such concealment,…”
Ana Alpizar-Fallas v. Frank Favero, 908 F.3d 910 (3rd Cir. 2018). “" See N.J. Stat. Ann. § 56:8-19 ; D'Agostino v.”
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