In both New York and New Jersey, a driver who causes an accident and that driver’s insurance company will generally be responsible for paying the costs of the other driver’s property losses and injuries. The negligent driver, however, might try to minimize or eliminate his or her liability by claiming that due to sudden and unexpected circumstances that were not …
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Lifetime Golf Memberships Wrongfully Terminated in PA
Lawsuits are currently being filed against the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington, Pennsylvania. Many golf enthusiasts purchased lifetime memberships to the Resort, and these memberships were recently wrongfully terminated. Plaintiffs allege that in 1988, the luxury resort began offering memberships represented to be lifetime in nature. These members were entitled to certain perks and access to the two Pete Dye …
Defunct Gold Club Refuses to Compensate Members with Proceeds from Sale
New Jersey dealt a blow to former members in the golf club lawsuit they filed. They tried to recover a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of their former club. The State’s courts summarily rejected their lawsuit– essentially stating that a merger agreement executed by the club did not envision the payments that the former members were seeking. …
Ongoing Investigation of Fatal Accident on Route 17 in Bergen County
As reported by NorthJersey.com, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident Investigation Unit and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office are still investigating a car accident from Saturday, May 22, 2021, that left one pedestrian dead. A Motor Vehicle Struck a Pedestrian The accident occurred at around 3:40am on Saturday, May 22, 2021, on Route 17 South in Lodi, just north …
GEICO Data Breach Class Action Litigation
KANTROWITZ, GOLDHAMER & GRAIFMAN, P.C., has filed a class action data breach case against Government Employees Insurance Company (“GEICO”). GEICO, the second largest auto insurer in the United States, announced a data breach incident involving confidential information of an unknown number of current and former customers. GEICO Class Action Lawsuit The Maryland-based company began notifying customers on April 9, 2021 …
KGG Law Files Class Action Lawsuit Against NJ Cemeteries for Interment Overcharges
Kantrowitz, Goldhamer & Graifman, P.C. and its co-counsel the Law Offices of Robert S. Dowd, Jr., LLC recently filed a putative class action on behalf of a plaintiff who claims that StoneMor Partners, LP, a major owner and operator of cemeteries in NJ, improperly and illegally overcharges its customers a “Maintenance & Preservation Fee” (M&P Fee) for the interment of …
How to Get Over PTSD After a Car Accident
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a relatively common mental health condition that develops in response to a particularly stressful event. Of the millions of people who are involved in car accidents in the U.S. each year, about 39.2% of them will experience symptoms of PTSD. The symptoms of PTSD may develop soon after the traumatic incident or not until months …
Is it Legal for Golf Clubs to Charge You Even if They are Closed?
COVID-19 has wreaked financial havoc on people and businesses all over the world. It is no secret that the pandemic has caused millions of people to lose their jobs and struggle to pay for housing and food. While many businesses have taken a customer-friendly approach in this economic climate—this is not true of everyone. Class Action Lawsuit Against ClubCorp USA, …
Palm Beach Country Club Facing Lawsuit Over Refused $50,000 Initiation Fee Refund
Another golf club lawsuit has been filed against a country club that refused to refund the substantial fee paid when a member joined, this time in the upscale Palm Beach community in Florida. This lawsuit and others like it all revolve around a common theme: a member that resigns from the club or that is no longer able to use …
Don’t Pay the Price for a Missing Registration
If you’ve been pulled over in New Jersey, you have no doubt heard the familiar phrase “license and registration, please.” Unfortunately for many drivers, forgetting to place a copy of the vehicle registration in the glovebox can be a costly mistake. It is one thing to drive an unregistered vehicle. It is another to get stuck with a fine and …