Interest in golf was on a 25-year decline before the COVID pandemic. Golfers started to return to the sport in early 2021 with a belief that golf is a safe outdoor activity, but that uptick in popularity might not be enough to rescue the fortunes of many private country clubs that can no longer afford to remain in business. Many …
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Rock Spring Golf Club Cheated Out of $11 Million Sale of the Company
Golf club members who terminate their memberships continue to discover just how difficult it is to recover their initiation fees. This is notwithstanding contractual clauses in their membership agreements that clearly promised fee refunds. In early 2021, for example, a New Jersey appeals court affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit by 26 former members of the Rock Spring Golf Club …
Pedestrian Accident Results in Hospitalization in Nassau County, NY
On July 27, 2021, a pedestrian was struck while crossing the Hempstead Turnpike, resulting in her hospitalization. The motorist was a 57-year-old woman driving a 2017 Honda eastbound on the Hempstead Turnpike. The accident occurred at 10:35 p.m. in the vicinity of a Checker’s restaurant in East Meadow. Nassau County police responded to the scene. The police reported that the …
Crash Proves Fatal for 25-Year-Old Motorcyclist in Bergen County NJ
A motorcycle accident occurred in Bergen County on July 28, 2021, that resulted in the death of a 25-year-old New York resident. The male rider was killed shortly after 5 p.m. while riding on Route 120 South near Route 3 in East Rutherford. Police arrived at the crash scene shortly after the accident. According to their report, the accident occurred …
KGG Investigating Neutrogena’s Sunscreen Products for failure to warn consumers that these products may contain Benzene which is classified as a human carcinogen
KGG is currently investigating a putative class action for the false representations by Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc., (“J&J”) that its Neutrogena and/or Aveeno brand sunscreens manufactured by J&J have benzene-contamination. These sunscreens are dangerous because they contain carcinogenic toxins that can cause cancer with repeated exposure. If you have purchased any of the following products: a. Neutrogena Beach Defense …
KGG Law Investigates Possible Class Action Concerning AT&T Rewards Card Scheme
Kantrowitz, Goldhamer & Graifman, P.C. is currently investigating a potential class action against AT&T, Inc. based on its promising prospective new customers promotional reward cards to induce new customers to contract with AT&T for its various communications-related services, but for which it applies restrictions that make the card worth nothing or substantially less. For example, the cards, valued at between …
Trump Golf Club Members at Risk of Losing Their Deposits
The Trump Organization and its Golf Clubs are no strangers to litigation. In 2018, the Organization settled a class action lawsuit by members of the Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Florida, who sued to recover membership fee refunds that were wrongfully withheld after they resigned from the club. More recently, the Trump Organization sued New York City over the …
Resigned Golf Club Members File Lawsuits Over Deposit Refunds
Golf clubs across the country are embroiled in numerous lawsuits over unpaid membership fee refunds. Typically, 100 percent of a member’s initial deposit will be completely refunded after they resign their membership and/or after a certain agreed-upon period of time, such as 30 years. These deposits can range from tens of thousands to even hundreds of thousands of dollars. Some …
Can I Recover Compensation for a Single-Car Accident?
If you were injured in a single-car accident, you can typically recover compensation. Even if no other vehicle was involved in your car accident, you may be stuck with medical bills, lost income, and other damages. If you have no-fault insurance, also known as a personal injury protection policy (PIP), your policy may cover some of your losses regardless of …
What Happens When You Get Into a Car Accident Without Insurance?
New York and New Jersey are both No-Fault car insurance states. This means your car insurance is your first source to pay for your losses after an accident with another driver– even when that driver caused it. If you do not have insurance, you might have an opportunity to sue the responsible driver, but only for damages that are generally …