• Key point. Some states protect charities from being sued by the beneficiaries of their services who are injured or damaged as a result of those services. The fact that a charity in such a state carries liability insurance will not necessarily affect its immunity from liability.
A New Jersey court dismissed a lawsuit brought against a church by a person injured on church premises on the basis of a state charitable immunity law that immunizes charities from liability for injuries sustained by "beneficiaries". A Greek Orthodox congregation conducted an annual festival designed to introduce the community to the Greek Orthodox faith and the Hellenic culture. A resident of the community, who was not a member of the church, attended the festival and was seriously injured when he slipped on a sidewalk as he was leaving. He sued the church, claiming that the church's negligence in maintaining ...
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