Marlton New Jersey Class Action and Personal Injury Attorneys

Shabel & DeNittis Files Class Action Over Graves Looted by Locustwood Employee

steve — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:58:59 +0000

Shabel & DeNittis filed a proposed class action today on behalf of two Camden County residents in New Jersey Superior Court, Camden County, against the owner of Locustwood Memorial Park, alleging that Locustwood is liable to replace hundreds of decorative bronze urns that were stolen from the cemetery by a Locustwood employee. According to the complaint, Locustwood employee Matthew McGrenehan stole hundreds of urns from the cemetery during working hours over a year and a half, hauling them to a local salvage yard in a Locustwood truck and selling them for scrap. McGrenehan was arrested in January and has confessed to the thefts. The complaint is brought by the heirs of several persons whose graves were looted . The complaint alleges that Locustwood ignored evidence that these thefts were an inside job and that Locustwood failed to take reasonable steps to supervise its employee and to protect property left in the cemetery’s care. According to the complaint, Locustwood had ignored complaints from bereaved family members, telling those who complained not to bother Locustwood staff. The suit seeks an order requiring Locustwood to replace the urns and repair holes left in graves as a result of the thefts.

Shabel & DeNittis Sues Several New Jersey Title Companies for Overcharging

steve — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:24:02 +0000

In the last four months Shabel & DeNittis has filed numerous consumer fraud class action suits against several New Jersey title insurance agencies for allegedly overcharging consumers and real estate purchasers excessive deed and mortgage recording fees. Specifically, Shabel & DeNittis has filed class action suits against Surety Title Company, Landis Title Company, North American Title Company, Garden State Abstract, Integrity Title Company, Appellate Land Services and Congress Title Congress and is currently investigating many others. These class action suits will impact thousands of New Jersey residents in the hopes of obtaining refunds for what they were allegedly overcharged. Already, one of the suits has settled wherein Trident Land Transfer Company has agreed to provide 100% refunds through an administration process involving over 17,000 class members.

Weichert settles second junk fee class action suit for buyers

steve — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:52:06 +0000

Summary of Case and Settlement: Shabel & DeNittis, P.C. has obtained preliminary approval of a settlement in a class action against Weichert South Jersey, Inc. d/b/a Weichert Realtors (“Weichert”) in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Burlington County, alleging that Weichert collected fraudulent Administrative Fees (junjk fees) at real estate closings from consumers that were in violation of New Jersey consumer Fraud Act . Weichert denied the allegations, but was in agreement to resolve the case. Under the terms of the settlement, all class members from whom fees were collected are eligible to receive a partial refund.

On May 2, 2011, the Honorable Karen L. Suter of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Burlington County, entered an order granting preliminary approval of the settlement of this Weichert class action lawsuit. To learn more details about the settlement, you can download the class notice and settlement agreement that are set forth below. To make a claim, download the claim form set forth below and follow the instructions on the claim form to submit a claim. All claims must be submitted to the claims administrator set forth on the claim form on or before September 2, 2011. Your failure to submit a claim form by that time will prevent you from obtaining any recovery in this class action.

If you have any questions you can contact Stephen P. DeNittis, Esq. at Shabel & DeNittis. P.C. at 856-797-9951 or email at sdenittis@shabeldenittis.com.

Settlement Information

Download Weichert Class Action Notice

Download Weichert Class Action Claim Form

Shabel & DeNittis Honored As Top Class Action Attorneys in Philadelphia Region

steve — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:29:32 +0000

Shabel & DeNittis was was awarded Top Class Action Attorneys in the 2012 Edition of “Philadelphia’s Top Rated Lawyers” which was published in the Wall Street Journal, Philadelphia Inquirer and The Legal Intellegencer. The firm was selected for the honor by Martindale Hubbell, a company that has a long set the standard for peer review ratings of lawyers. To make the selection, Martindale Hubbell received peer review ratings from the confidential opinions of lawyers and judges throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey. To see a copy of the the publication Click Here for Shabel & DeNittis Top Class Action story

Prudential Fox & Roach Settles Junk Fee Lawsuit

Gino — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:49:14 +0000

A $270,000.00 settlement was reached in the class action Blasini v. Prudential Fox & Roach for alleged violations by Prudential of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act for charging an alleged unearned illegal fee of between $150 to $200 per sales transaction between 2005 and the present time. The case was settled on behalf of 4,000 Prudential sellers of property between 2005 and 2010. As a result of the settlement, sellers were given the opportunity to submit a claim form to receive a substantial refund from the amount that they were allegedly overcharged.

Health Club overcharging Class Action Settlement gains final approval from Court

Gino — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:45:10 +0000

On January 6, 2012 a class action lawsuit Dubler v. Aquahab, LLC was settled on behalf of approximately 4,000 health club members who alleged they were overcharged for health club services in violation of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, the New Jersey Retail Installment Sales Act and the Truth in Consumer Contract Warranty and Notice Act. All class members received $60 in services vouchers usable for a free month of health club services or for personal training.

$900K obtained for injured pedestrian it by car

steve — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:06:11 +0000

On November 25, 2011, Stephen P. DeNittis obtained a $900,000 settlement on behalf of Alpa Patel who was severely injured when she was struck by a motor vehicle as a pedestrian crossing Maple Avenue in Cherry Hill. As a result of being hit by a motor vehicle, she sustained numerous severe injuries, including but not limited to road rash burns, fractured cheekbones, fractured hips, cracked ribs and a fractured femur requiring surgery.

$1 Million Dollar verdict obtained for injured worker

steve — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:15:34 +0000

On September 23, 2011, Stephen P. DeNittis obtained a $1,000,000.00 jury verdict award against defendant Sarappa Septics, Inc. in the action Moore v. Piersol, et al., Docket Number CAM-L-6115-08. Mr. DeNittis obtained the $1,000,000.00 verdict on behalf of a 26 year-old electrician who was injured while doing work at a residential construction site in Franklinville, New Jersey. Mr. Moore suffered severe injuries to his back area, including a severely herniated disc in his low back requiring a discectomy and a fusion and the eventually insertion of an electrical pain stimulation, which failed. The jury entered the $1,000,000.00 verdict award after five days of trial wherein various experts were presented and arguments made through several witnesses and evidential exhibits. The case stands as one of the largest verdicts in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Camden County for the year 2011.

Norman Shabel and Stephen DeNittis recognized as Best Attorneys by SJ Magazine

steve — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:24:46 +0000

In the September 2011 issue of SJ Magazine, Norman Shabel and Stephen DeNittis were honored as top attorneys in South Jersey. Specifically, Norman Shabel won the honor as the top product liability attorney in South Jersey and Stephen DeNittis won the honor as being South Jersey’s top attorney in the area of class actions. SJ Magazine bestows these honors based on ballot votes which SJ Magazine submits to the members of the New Jersey Bar throughout South Jersey.