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Father Sues Golf Club After Son's Lightning Death

12/8/2025

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Scott Mariani filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Ballyowen Golf Club's owners in New Jersey after his son Simon was struck by lightning during a golf tournament on July 8 and died a week later.
The complaint claims the club failed to warn about the approaching storm and lacked proper lightning safety protocols.
Simon was a Notre Dame graduate working in New York City at the time of his death.

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Scott Mariani filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Ballyowen Golf Club's owners in New Jersey after his son Simon was struck by lightning during a golf tournament on July 8 and died a week later.
The complaint claims the club failed to warn about the approaching storm and lacked proper lightning safety protocols.
Simon was a Notre Dame graduate working in New York City at the time of his death.