June 23, 2010: Five Police Officers Sue City of Newark, Newark Police Department, Director Garry McCarthy and others for racial discrimination.
Today, the law firm of Galex Wolf, LLC filed a Complaint on behalf of five Newark Police Officers, all of African American decent, alleging that the City of Newark, Newark Police Department, Director Garry McCarthy and other high ranking officers engaged in discriminatory conduct in violation of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. The allegations stem from the five officers being detained without probable cause or suspicion for improperly working armed private security for Lil Wayne on March 19, 2009 at the Prudential Center in Newark. After the Plaintiffs were determined not to be working armed private security, Plaintiffs were then immediately suspended for violations of Newark Police Department procedures for improperly securing their weapons. Thereafter, Plaintiffs were subjected to malicious prosecution for allegedly violating Newark Police Department regulations. Additionally, Plaintiffs were subjected to numerous and continuous psychological evaluation in violations of the Newark Police Department’s regulations regarding same. All this conduct is in stark contrast to the treatment of Caucasian officers who a month prior were found to have been illegally and without proper permitting working armed private security at a function at the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark wherein several civilians were shot. None of the Caucasian officers were immediately suspended or subject to repeated psychological evaluation.
If you have been a victim of discrimination, please contact us. Galex Wolf, LLC may be able to help.
Media inquiries: please contact Matthew Sciappa or Richard Galex at 732-257-0550.
6/17/2010: Federal Court Allows Class Action to Proceed Against Live Nation Worldwide for Unlawful Parking and Ticket Fees at PNC Bank Art Center
Today, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey denied Live Nation Worldwide's motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit charging that the company's "parking fee", "ticket fee" and other pricing policies at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey violate New Jersey consumer protection laws. The violations include a mandatory "parking fee" (typically $6 per ticket) charged regardless of the ticket holder's intent park a car at the venue, and a "No Service Fee Wednesday" promotion during which Live Nation not only continued to charge the mandatory parking fee, but also increased the base admission price for Arts Center events to compensate for the supposed "service fee" discount. The lawsuit seeks damages as well as an injunction to stop the unlawful practices.
If you have been charged an unlawful ticket fee, please contact us. Galex Wolf, LLC may be able to help.
5/3/2010: Court Approves Settlement in Class Action Against Bank of America
Today, the New Jersey Superior Court granted final approval to the settlement in Parkin v. Bank of America, a class action on behalf of consumer subjected to abusive reposession practices. Among other relief, Bank of America agreed to eliminate class members' deficiency balances and refund any deficiency payments recieved during the settlement period. To read the Court's final approval order, click here.
If you have been the victim of a wrongful or abusive reposession, please contact us. Galex Wolf, LLC may be able to help.
3/28/2010: Court Awards Damages in Class Action Against Harrah's
In another victory for consumers, the New Jersey Superior Court granted Galex Wolf LLC's motion for entry of an approximately $8,000,000 class award in a class action against Harrah's casino for distributing misleading and unlawful promotional award certificates to its "Total Rewards" customers. Approximately 80,000 class members are set to receive $100 each in statutory damages under the New Jersey Truth in Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act.
If you have been the victim of a misleading advertisement or promotion, please contact us. Galex Wolf, LLC may be able to help.
1/11/2010: Galex Wolf, LLC Seeks Relief Against Police Department and Car Dealer for Falsely Reporting Cars Stolen
Today, Galex Wolf, LLC filed a new complaint in a case against Nissan 46, a car dealership in Totowa, NJ, and the Totowa Police Department for making false stolen-vehicle reports. The plaintiffs are low-income consumers who bought cars at a used-car lot, Elmazahy Auto Sales. Unbeknownst to the plaintiffs, the used-car dealer had bougth the cars from Nissan 46 with bounced checks. Rather than sue the used-car dealer for breach of , Nissan 46 reported the cars stolen, and the police seized the cars that the plaintiffs bought as good-faith purchasers in the ordinary course of business. Galex Wolf, LLC, attorneys for the plaintiffs, are seeking compensatory and punitive damages under the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act and various civil-rights laws.
If you bought a car from Elmazahy Auto Sales and had it wrongfully seized by the police, please contact us immediately. Galex Wolf, LLC may be able to help.
1/6/2010: Galex Wolf, LLC Files Class Action against Restaurant.com to Stop Illegal Expiration Dates on Gift Cards
Galex Wolf, LLC filed a class action lawsuit today against the large internet-based gift certificate seller for violating the New Jersey Gift Certificate Act by and the Truth in Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act by imposing a 1 year expiration period on its gift certificates to New Jersey Restaurants (the Act prohibits any expiration period less than 2 years.) Galex Wolf, LLC is co-counseling this action with the Law Offices of Christopher J. McGinn.
If you have been the victim of an illegal gift-card expiration date, please contact us. Galex Wolf, LLC may be able to help.
10/22/2009: Appellate Court Affirms Class Action Award Won by Galex Wolf, LLC
In United Consumer Financial Services Co. v. Carbo, a class action filed by Galex Wolf, LLC against a finance company, the Appellate Division (1) affirmed certification of a class for statutory damages under the Truth in Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act (TCCWNA); (2) upheld an aggretate civil penalty of $1,684,500 awarded to the class; and (3) upheld an injunction prohibiting future violations of the Door-to-Door Retail Installment Sales Act (DDRISA) and the Retail Installment Sales Act (RISA) in future contracts. To read the full decision, click here.
If you have been victimized by a predatory lender or financing company, please contact us. Galex Wolf, LLC may be able to help.
7/23/2009: Galex Wolf, LLC files Class Action Against Denny's
Galex Wolf, LLC has filed a class action lawsuit charging Denny's restaurants with concealing the shockingly high sodium content in its meals (many containing two or three times the daily allowance in a single meal) in violation of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, seeking an injunction against Denny's that would require it to print sodium contents for its meals on every menu at its New Jersey locations. Galex Wolf, LLC is co-counseling this action with the Center for Science in the Public Interest and Williams Cuker Berezofsky. Full story here.
7/1/2009: Live Nation, Inc. Faces Class Action Lawsuit for Parking and Ticket Fees at PNC Bank Art Center
Yesterday, Galex Wolf, LLC filed a class-action lawsuit against Live Nation, Inc., charging that the company's "parking fee", "ticket fee" and other pricing policies at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey violate New Jersey consumer protection laws. The violations include a mandatory "parking fee" (typically $6 per ticket) charged regardless of the ticket holder's intent park a car at the venue, and a "No Service Fee Wednesday" promotion during which Live Nation not only continued to charge the mandatory parking fee, but also increased the base admission price for Arts Center events to compensate for the supposed "service fee" discount. The lawsuit seeks damages as well as an injunction to stop the unlawful practices.
To read the Newark Star-Ledger's article about the lawsuit, click here.
If you have been charged an unlawful ticket fee, please contact us. Galex Wolf, LLC may be able to help.
3/13/2009: Galex Wolf, LLC files Class Action For Microsoft Zune Defects
Galex Wolf, LLC filed a class-action suit today against Microsoft, charging Microsoft with marketing Zune(TM) MP3 players with defective LCD screens and then blaming consumers for the defects when they seek coverage under the Zune's warranty. To learn more, click here or contact us.
2/28/2009: Galex Wolf, LLC Wins $1,000,000 Jury Award for Inured Man
This month, Galex Wolf, LLC won a $1,000,000 jury verdict for Sayreville man who sustained a sever neck injury when he tripped over an arcade game at an indoor children's amusement park. The jury determined that the operator of the facility had a duty to provide a safe place for parents who attend indoor events with their children. Drawing on over 40 years' experience in protecting the rights of injured people, trial attorney Richard Galex was able to demonstrate, through expert testimony, how a large and obvious free standing arcade machine became a tripping hazard.
Galex Wolf, LLC is proud of its longtime record of using the best medical and professional experts to help the victims of accidents prove their claims. If you have been injured through negligence, please, contact us. Galex Wolf, LLC may be able to help.
