45:14D-24 - Person with ascertainable loss due to unlawful act;  action or counterclaim;  triple damages;  attorney's fees, filing fees and costs

45:14D-24.  Person with ascertainable loss due to unlawful act;  action or counterclaim;  triple damages;  attorney's fees, filing fees and costs
    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 P.L.1981, c. 311 (C. 45:14D-1 et seq.)  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 appropriate legal or equitable relief, award threefold the damages  sustained by any person in interest.  In all actions under this section the  court shall also award reasonable attorney's fees, filing fees, and reasonable  costs of suit.

     L.1984, c. 140, s. 14, eff. Sept. 6, 1984.