NJ A5558

Requires consumers bringing lawsuits under New Jersey's Consumer Fraud Act to prove they acted as a reasonable consumer would, that the unlawful practice would cause a reasonable person to act similarly, and that they suffered actual damages calculable with reasonable certainty

Allows courts to dismiss consumer fraud claims as a matter of law if the alleged conduct would not mislead a reasonable consumer

Limits attorneys' fees in consumer fraud cases to amounts bearing a "reasonable relationship" to the monetary judgment, with fees for equitable relief cases based on time reasonably expended

Applies retroactively to all actions and proceedings that have accrued, are pending, or are filed on or before the date of enactment

Amends P.L.1971, c.247 (C.56:8-19) governing private causes of action under the Consumer Fraud Act