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<i>Decision of Note</i>: Charitable Immunity Statute Protects Private University from Concert Suit

A woman who fell and injured herself while attending a country music concert at Monmouth University cannot sue the school for damages, a New Jersey appeals court ruled in a divided decision that potentially sets the case up to be heard by the state Supreme Court.

4 minute read February 01, 2018 at 12:05 AM
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Michael Booth
<i>Decision of Note</i>: Charitable Immunity Statute Protects Private University from Concert Suit

A woman who fell and injured herself while attending a country music concert at Monmouth University cannot sue the school for damages, a New Jersey appeals court ruled in a divided decision that potentially sets the case up to be heard by the state Supreme Court.

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