Charities in New Jersey are still protected by charitable immunity and are not liable to the recipients of their services for damages caused by negligence. But the protection does not extend to situations in which the charity is found to be grossly negligent. The widow of a 78-year-old diabetic who had been diagnosed with heart problems sued a YMCA when her husband died after an incident in the Y’s swimming pool. The widow argued that the Y was grossly negligent for hiring a five foot four inch 115 pound female lifeguard who acknowledged that she could not lift an individual weighing more than 180 pounds out of the pool without assistance. The lifeguard was certified by the Red Cross in CPR...