New Jersey Statutes

N.J. Stat. § 56:8-20 (2026)

Notice to attorney general of action or defense by injured person; intervention

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8. Any party to an action asserting a claim, counterclaim or defense based upon violation of this act, or the act hereby amended or supplemented, shall electronically mail to a dedicated address or account established by the Attorney General for this purpose a copy of (i) the initial, responsive or amended pleading containing the claim, counterclaim or defense and any dispositive motion on such claim, counterclaim or defense, with any accompanying brief or legal memoranda, and (ii) any Appellate Civil Case Information Statements or appellate brief relating to such a claim, counterclaim or defense to the Attorney General within 24 hours after the filing of such pleading or document with the court. Upon application to the court wherein the matter is pending, the Attorney General shall be permitted to intervene or to appear in any status appropriate to the matter.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2005–2024 · leading case: In re Conagra Foods Inc., 908 F. Supp. 2d 1090 (C.D. Cal. 2012).

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In re Conagra Foods Inc., 908 F. Supp. 2d 1090 (C.D. Cal. 2012). · cites it 3× “N.J. Stat. Ann. § 56:8-20 ("Any party to an action asserting a claim, counterclaim or defense based upon violation of this act or the act hereby amended or supplemented shall mail a copy of the initial or responsive pleading containing the claim, counterclaim or defense to the…”

In re Pharm. Indus. Average Wholesale Price Litig., 230 F.R.D. 61 (D. Mass. 2005). “1984); N.J. Stat. Ann. § 56:8-20 ; Or.Rev.Stat. § 646.”

In re Dealer Mgmt. Sys. Antitrust Litig., 362 F. Supp. 3d 510 (E.D. Ill. 2019). “3 (a)(1) ; N.J. Stat. Ann. § 56:8-20 ; W. Va. Code § 46A-6-106(c).”

In re Grand Theft Auto Video Game Consum. Litig., 251 F.R.D. 139 (S.D.N.Y. 2008). “025(7) (West 2008); N.J. Stat. Ann. § 56:8-20 (West 2008); Or.”

Sun Chem. Corp. v. Fike Corp. (082815)(Statewide) (N.J. 2020). “See N.J.S.A. 56:8-20, -51, and -53.1 to -53.5.”

Gina Louise Bilotti v. New Jersey Prop. Inspections, LLC (l-0022-21, Somerset Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2022). “§ 56:8-1 through § 56:8-20, or any other theory of liability arising out of, from, or related to this Pre-Inspection Agreement or arising out of, from, or related to the Inspection or Inspection Report shall be submitted to final and binding arbitration as conducted by…”

William DeSimone v. Springpoint Senior Living, Inc (N.J. 2024). “247, § 8 (codified at N.J.S.A. 56:8-20) (“of this act, or the act hereby amended or supplemented”); L.”

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