SUN CHEMICAL v. FIKE CORPORATION

A-89 September Term 2018 082815.

235 A.3d 145 (2020)

243 N.J. 319

SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FIKE CORPORATION and Suppression Systems Incorporated, Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 29, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lance J. Kalik argued the cause on behalf of appellant (Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti, attorneys; Lance J. Kalik, Morristown, of counsel and on the briefs, and Jeffrey A. Beer, Jr. , Morristown, on the briefs).

Gino P. Mecoli argued the cause on behalf of respondents (Reilly, McDevitt & Henrich, attorneys; Gino P. Mecoli and Suzanne I. Turpin , Merchantville, on the brief).

Christopher M. Placitella argued the cause on behalf of amicus curiae New Jersey Association of Justice (Cohen, Placitella & Roth, attorneys; Christopher M. Placitella, Jared M. Placitella , and Michael Coren , of counsel and on the brief).

Kevin R. Jespersen , Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause on behalf of amicus curiae Attorney General of New Jersey ( Gurbir S. Grewal , Attorney General, attorney; Jason W. Rockwell , Assistant Attorney General and Janine N. Matton , Assistant Attorney General, of counsel, and Zachary N. Klein , Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).


New Jersey's Consumer Fraud Act (CFA), N.J.S.A. 56:8-1 to -224, and Products Liability Act (PLA), N.J.S.A. 2A:58C-1 to -11, are remedial statutes that target different wrongs, address distinct types of harm, and provide for divergent remedies.

The CFA is to be expansively read to proscribe...

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