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Gas Explosions Cause Damages Which Must Be Handled Immediately
An explosion yesterday in Ewing, NJ caused damage to at least 55 units on Scenic Drive. I could feel the blast from my office right across [...]
Denied Accidental Disability Pension Benefits…What’s Next?
Whether you are a member of PFRS, PERS or the TPAF, you are probably aware of what is happening. You have applied for your disability pension [...]
Understaffing Leads to Work Injuries in Medical Nursing Profession
Being a nurse is the type of job that requires a certain personality. It requires someone to be caring and have sense of wanting to help others [...]
OSHA Renews Focus on Temporary Worker Safety
To commemorate the annual ‘Workers’ Memorial Day,’ observed on April 28, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a new initiative [...]
Study Shows that Medical Malpractice Suits Not Directly Responsible for High Healthcare Costs
A recent study by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine examined the underlying reasons for ever-growing healthcare costs in the United States. The study approached [...]
ACLU Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Disabled Victim of “Patient Dumping”
“I’m a victim of patient dumping,” said James Flavey Coy Brown, explaining his ordeal at a press conference on a recent lawsuit filed by the American [...]
Actor Jim Carrey Fined for Violating Workers’ Compensation Insurance
As the saying goes, 'no one is above the law’ – a phrase recently used in reference to actor Jim Carey, for his alleged workers' comp violations.The [...]
Police Officers Must Remain Alert During Traffic Stops
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USA Today Explores Alternative Types of Disability Insurance
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New Jersey Resident Files Personal Injury Lawsuit Against Operators of “Haunted House”
On October 9, 2011, Steven Chrzanowski—of Gloucester City, N.J.—was visiting a “haunted house” on the site of the old Pennhurst Asylum. The asylum is an infamous site [...]
Social Security Beneficiaries warned about identity thieves taking disability benefits
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Injured workers in Northeast States Have Highest Rates of Post-Treatment Opioid Addiction Among Workers’ Compensation Recipients
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Firm News
Eleven Szaferman Lakind Attorneys Included in 2021 New Jersey Super Lawyers Lists
Eleven (11) Szaferman Lakind attorneys have been included in the 2021 New Jersey Super Lawyers lists issued [...]
Brian G. Paul Named Co-Managing Partner of Szaferman Lakind
Effective immediately, Brian Paul has been named Co-Managing Partner of Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein & Blader, sharing [...]
NJ Senate Confirms Szaferman Lakind Partner Janine Bauer to Gateway Development Commission
Szaferman Lakind Partner Janine Bauer was confirmed by the New Jersey State Senate to the Gateway [...]
Recent Verdicts & Settlements
Arnold Lakind Argues Reversal of Criminal Charges
State v. Stasio, 78 N.J. 467 (1979) Arnold Lakind representing Thomas Stasio Defendant, Thomas Stasio, was found [...]
Arnold Lakind Represents Business Owner’s Wife Relieving Her of Liability After Employee Accident
Macysyn v. Hensler, 329 N.J. Super. 476 (App. Div. 2000) Arnold Lakind representing Kathryn Hensler A little [...]
NJ Supreme Court Rules Parents Can Use Binding, Non-Appealable Arbitration to Resolve Custody and Parenting Time Issues (Brian G. Paul).
In a precedent setting decision, Fawzy v. Fawzy, 199 N.J. 456 (2009), Brian Paul successfully convinced the New Jersey Supreme Court [...]