In a case of first impression, a New Jersey judge has awarded counsel fees during a pending consumer fraud suit brought by a couple who claim they were scammed by two foreclosure-rescue companies. The judge awarded fees incurred from the outset of the case to the entry of a preliminary injunction. The plaintiffs lawyer calls the fee award "groundbreaking" and says it means that "litigants -- who previously could not afford to initiate a lawsuit -- are now empowered to fight and expose mortgage fraudsters."
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