Trump Golf Club Fined $400K for Overserving Customer Who Was Involved in Deadly Car Accident

[babylonsister]

https://www.politicususa.com/2021/07/07/trump-golf-club-fined-400k-for-overserving-customer-who-was-involved-in-deadly-car-accident.html


Posted on Wed, Jul 7th, 2021 by Todd Neikirk
Trump Golf Club Fined $400K for Overserving Customer Who Was Involved in Deadly Car Accident


Since he’s been out of office, Donald Trump has been facing a number of different legal battles. The state of Georgia is looking into his attempts to overturn the state’s 2020 election results. The state of New York is conducting a deep dive into the Trump Organization.

Another of Trump’s businesses, his golf course in Colts Neck, New Jersey settled a case this week. The club has been fined $400,000 for overserving a customer who was later involved in a deadly car accident.

Andrew Halder began his day at the club back in August of 2015. He got in a car accident upon leaving about 4 miles from the course. His father, Gary Halder was killed in the wreck.

Halder had been drinking while on the course. And the Trump club has been charged with dispensing drinks other than beer from carts. The club was also charged with serving the golfer after it was clear that he was intoxicated.

The Washington Post reports, “The state had originally sought to revoke the Colts Neck club’s liquor license, a penalty that would have also revoked liquor licenses at Trump’s two other New Jersey clubs. Golf industry experts said that would have removed a major source of the clubs’ revenue.”

David Fahrenthold continues, “Instead, the Colts Neck club will pay the $400,000 penalty, which is equivalent to 6.5 percent of its total revenue in 2020, according to Trump’s presidential disclosure filings. It will also lose its right to sell alcohol from carts on the course, settlement papers said.”

Trump will now move on to fighting his cases in New York and Georgia.

[Me.]

1. So What If It Would Remove A Major Source Of Income?

When does his interests ever have to pay in full measure? No wonder he and his kids thin k they can get away with lawlessness.

[Budi]

2. Was it Rudy?

Drowning his pain...

[niyad]

3. I will believe it when I see a copy of the decree marked "paid in full". See how long it

takes, how many appeals.

[sop]

4. Dram Shop laws in New Jersey also allow a civil suit against the Trump Organization.

"The Licensed Alcoholic Beverage Server Fair Liability Act (N.J.S.A 2A:22A-5) states that a person who sustains personal injury or property damage as a result of the negligent service of alcoholic beverages by a licensed alcoholic beverage server may recover damages from that licensed alcoholic beverage server."

https://njlegalhelp.com/services/dram-shop-cases/

Trump will also be on the hook for punitive damages; in Jersey that's five times the amount of compensatory damages, and usually not insurable.

[ProfessorGAC]

6. Was Just About To Pose That Question

I was going to ask how dram shop laws apply here.
I know in Illinois, bars have been put out of business from civil liability judgments in court.
One is only about 8 miles from here.
Exactly what you describe, but I didn't know if NJ was the same.
Now, I do.
Thanks

[Blue Owl]

5. Pretty soon it just might be Diarrhea Donny who's served...