New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs News

Rental Car Company to Pay $80K in Penalties, Implement Reforms Over Fraud Allegations

A discount car rental company operating out of Newark and JFK Airports has agreed to pay $80,000 in penalties, enter binding arbitration to resolve consumer complaints and change its policies and practices following New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal …

New Jersey Dentist Agrees to Suspension After 15 Patients Sickened

A New Jersey oral surgeon has agreed to a five-year license suspension after 15 patients were sickened by a bacterial heart infection and one died. Dr. John Vecchione on Monday also agreed to pay $293,500 in penalties. He initially had …

New Jersey Alerts Consumers to Safety Concerns Over ‘Hoverboards’

The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs alerted consumers that “hoverboards,” one of this past season’s hottest gift items, is being investigated by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for possible fire hazards. The CPSC launched its investigation amid …