Nicholas Immesberger lawsuit moves forward (photo: ABCNews.com)
BY AAGD STAFF
(June 25, 2019)
An announcement on Monday from Tiger Wood’s lawyers, the professional golfer’s name has been dropped from a wrongful-death lawsuit. The announcement came just after a court filing by attorneys representing the estate of Nicholas Immesberger, the deceased bartender who formerly worked at Woods’ Jupiter, Fla., restaurant. Immesberger died in a car crash after leaving his place of employment in December 2018.
The lawsuit is still pending against the restaurant and its general manager, Woods’ girlfriend, Erica Herman. Woods is an investor in but does not own The Woods Jupiter.
Woods’ attorney Barry Postman wrote in a statement: “The decision was clearly appropriate and reflected the fact that Mr. Woods should not have been included in the lawsuit in the first place because he had nothing to do with Mr. Immesberger’s death,”
Wood’s legal team had contested the claims earlier this month, citing that Woods did not work at or own the restaurant, and was not present the day of Immesberger’s death.
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“While the situation was tragic, the facts will ultimately show that the cause of Mr. Immesberger’s car accident were the many decisions made by Mr. Immesberger on the night of his passing,” Postman said.
A representative of the estate had yet to respond to the Sun-Sentinel’s request for comment.
The Immesberger’s family filed the wrongful death lawsuit in South Florida. The lawsuit claims their son died in a car crash on December 10, 2018, while driving north on Federal Highway in Martin Country after he stayed hours after his shift at the restaurant to drink and reached the point of “severe intoxication.”
The lawsuit also claims that employees at The Woods Jupiter knew how much Immesberger, whose blood alcohol level was 0.256 or more than three times the legal limit in Florida, was drinking prior to the crash and that employees also knew he struggled with alcoholism.
