Caruso v. Ravenswood Developers, Inc

In Caruso v. Ravenswood Developers, Inc., 337 N.J.Super. 499, 508, 767 A.2d 979 (App.Div.2001), the Court held that consumer fraud and RICO claims were subject to arbitration. In Caruso, plaintiffs argued that the remedial purposes of consumer fraud and RICO claims are incompatible with arbitration, Id. at 504, 767 A.2d 979; however, we concluded that a "review of the text and history of the Consumer Fraud Act . . . provides no support for the position promoted by plaintiffs that neither statutory claim is amenable to arbitration. Indeed, this court has held that claims arising under the Consumer Fraud Act may be heard and resolved through arbitration." Id. at 505, 767 A.2d 979.