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Brian Goldenfarb received his undergraduate degree from Temple University and his Juris Doctorate from Widener University School of Law. Brian is a member of the New Jersey Bar, Bar of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and American Bar Association.

Since Brian has been practicing law, he has gained experience in various areas of the law, including: municipal court matters, Lemon law, warranty related claims, personal injury, general litigation, products liability, insurance defense and contracts law.

As the former acting municipal prosecutor for the Township of Piscataway, he prosecuted thousands of cases. He has also represented individuals who have been charged with various offenses ranging from moving violations and DWI's to criminal charges, such as, possession of drugs and assault.

Brian has represented hundreds of consumers in Lemon Law, breach of warranty and consumer fraud type cases. Along with settling a large number of cases for consumers, Brian has successfully prevailed in many jury trials. In two recent jury trials, one of the consumers received a full refund under the Lemon Law, totaling $70,000.00, and another consumer was awarded a full refund under the Lemon Law and $30,000.00 in damages under the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act. (See article below)

Brian has also helped many individuals who were involved in various personal injury type cases, such as motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls and products liability cases. Brian has devoted his career to helping people who have been harmed by others.

Mr. Goldenfarb has made it a priority to personally handle every case. While at other firms, there may be different people and different attorneys who handle your case, once Brian has elected to represent an individual in a particular matter, he will remain your attorney from the start to finish. Personal service is what he strives for.

Kearney, NJ Consumer Challenges Daimler Chrysler on Their Five-Star Service
and Wins Buyback and $30,000 in Damages

Suffering Numerous Dilemmas With His Dodge Durango, Raul Ortiz Successfully Battled the Manufacturer in Hudson County Superior Court Under the New Jersey Lemon Law and the State's Consumer Fraud Act.

After repeated repair attempts to fix his transmission and rear differential on his 2001 Dodge Durango, Kearney, NJ resident Raul Ortiz became more than frustrated with Chrysler's promise of five-star warranty service. His frustration led him to fight the billion-dollar manufacturer in Hudson County Superior Court. On Tuesday, October 12, a jury sided with him under the New Jersey Lemon Law and the State's Consumer Fraud Act, awarding him a full buy back of his vehicle, $30,000 in damages, and attorney's fees. Ortiz’s attorney at the time of trial was Brian T. Goldenfarb. Judge Edward O'Connor, Jr., J.S.C. presided over the case.

"Every time I brought the truck in the shop for a problem, it would never seem to get fixed," said Ortiz, who experienced problems with his transmission within the first year of owning the truck. "I couldn't get the truck to shift properly, and then I would hear this strange noise from under the truck which never could be diagnosed." Over a three-year period, Ortiz brought his truck back to a Chrysler-authorized dealership eight times for the same problems.

After exploring his options, Ortiz contacted an attorney and proceeded with his case. Under the New Jersey Lemon Law, which states that if a consumer has a problem in the first 18,000 miles or 24 months, whichever comes first, and the problem continues to occur despite a reasonable number of repair attempts, the consumer is entitled to seek remedy from the manufacturer. The maximum remedy is a full refund of purchase, including all taxes, tags and finance charges, minus a small mileage offset.

Ortiz's case was taken on a no-cost basis. If the plaintiff prevailed, Daimler Chrysler would be responsible for paying all attorneys fees and legal costs on top of what the consumer received. If for some reason Ortiz did not prevail, there would be no charge.



"This was a clear cut lemon law case that should never have gone this far," said Attorney Brian T. Goldenfarb, who represented Ortiz. "Chrysler trumpets their five-star service as being superior, promoting a `problem is fixed the first time' mentality. Mr. Ortiz had quite a different experience, with countless repair visits that seriously interrupted his life, both business and personal, first with the transmission and then the rear differential and transfer case. Chrysler should've fixed the vehicle properly and having failed, should have bought it back a long time ago, without making their customer go to Court."

After a three day trial, the jury agreed with Goldenfarb and awarded Ortiz a buy back of $25,822.30, minus a mileage offset as prescribed by the Law, and additional damages of $10,000 which were trebled to $30,000 under the Fraud Act.

Daimler Chrysler has yet to appeal the decision. They have 45 days to do so. Daimler Chrysler was represented by attorney Jason Gareis of the Springfield, NJ-based law firm of Hardin, Kundla, McKeon, Poletto & Polifroni, PA.

"I am pleased that the jury agreed that Daimler Chrysler misled Mr. Ortiz as to how he would be treated and how his problems would be dealt with," said Goldenfarb. "It is unfortunate that it took so long for my client to find closure on this issue and that the manufacturer made no reasonable effort to previously settle this matter." "I am ecstatic," said Ortiz. "It was a long time coming, but well worth it."