UNITED CONS. FIN. SER. v. CARBO

DOCKET NO. A-5501-06T2.

982 A.2d 7 (2009)

410 N.J. Super. 280

UNITED CONSUMER FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Respondent, v. William CARBO, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff-Respondent/Cross-Appellant, v. A & M Merchandising, Inc.; J & N Distributing Co., Inc.; FDR Ent., Inc./Tri County Kirby; Xcel Enterprises, L.L.C.; AKVAC, L.L.C.; Union County Kirby Co.; A & C Distributing Co., Inc.; Omega Trading, Inc.; Advance Kirby; N.J. Easy-VAC. Co.; MSB Marketing; BCK Distributors, Inc.; Omni Concepts, Inc.; J and N Distributing Co.; J.W. Marketing & Dist., Inc.; JMC Generation System, L.L.C.; Prestige Merchandising Co., Inc.; K Quality Corp.; BES Assoc., Inc.; All City Vacuum, Inc.; Pocono Kirby; TPR Enterprises; RAS Management, Inc.; Generation Three; Brookdale Merchandising; Brooklyn/Queens Merchandising; R-W Merchandising; LBA Distributors; MGM Distributors; K.Q. Systems; Kirby Center of Orange County; and K & M Distributing Company, Third-Party Defendants-Respondents/Cross-Appellants, and Northern Marketing Group, Inc.; Sulco Industries, Inc.; Interstate Marketing, Inc.; A & B International; E.C.M.A., Inc.; D & M Home Care Products Ent.; Kirby of Newburg; Vini Merchandising, Inc.; Aaaction Kirby, Inc.; A & H Merchandising, Inc.; D. Wood Merchandising, inc.; MB Merchandising, Inc.; Kirby of Rockland; F.Y.F. Ent. d/b/a Berlin Kirby; NKA Enterprises; JBK Kirby Distributing; A & T International, Inc.; LBS Enterprises; Hudson Valley Kirby; Anecsa Success Corp.; Premiere II Series, Inc.; Intercity Marketing, Inc.; RHM Marketing, Inc.; K & J Associates; D.M.C. Enterprises, Inc.; D.J. Enterprises; J.D.K. Distributors; AVKKO Enterprises; South Bay Distributing; D.C. Distributors; K.D.C. Associate Kirby, Inc.; JDF & Associates, Inc.; Domestic Technologies; E.J. Lim Enterprises, Inc.; P.M.C. Enterprises; and A.V. Associates, Third-Party Defendants.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided October 22, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeremiah L. O'Leary, argued the cause for appellant/cross-respondent (Finazzo Cossolini O'Leary Meola & Hager, attorneys; Mr. O'Leary and David J. DiSabato, Short Hills, of counsel and on the brief).

Andrew R. Wolf, North Brunswick, argued the cause for respondent/cross-appellant William Carbo (Galex Wolf, attorneys; Mr. Wolf, Henry P. Wolfe, Lora B. Glick and Jonathan A. Kipnis, Brunswick, on the brief).

William H. Trousdale, Newark, argued the cause for respondents/cross-appellants A & M Merchandising, Inc., et al. (Tompkins, McGuire, Wachenfeld & Barry, attorneys; Mr. Trousdale, of counsel; Brian M. English, on the brief).

Before Judges SKILLMAN, GRAVES and GRALL.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

GRALL, J.A.D.

This appeal is from orders entered on claims pursued by a certified class consisting of consumers who entered into substantially similar retail installment sales contracts with distributors who sell Kirby vacuum cleaners door-to-door.1 The trial court's rulings on class certification, liability, injunctive relief, damages, counsel fees and pre-and post-judgment interest were...

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