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 …
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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 …
What NY & NJ Drivers Need to Know About the Emergency Doctrine
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 …
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 …