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Appellate Division Upholds Benefits for New Jersey Bus Driver
On the morning of June 9, 2010, Walesca Benvenutti—a bus driver employed by Scholastic Bus Company—was sweeping her bus after bringing the students to school. She was [...]
Analyses of California’s Workers’ Compensation Overhaul See Unintended Consequences in Primary Care Costs
After months of negotiations, California labor unions and employers finally came together to help produce SB 863, a new law that overhauls much of that state’s workers’ [...]
“Bullying” Lawsuits Naming Schools as Defendants On the Rise
According to a number of recent articles on the subject, lawsuits—personal injury or otherwise—that are brought as a result of school bullying and that name schools as [...]
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Weighs in On Social Security Disability Debate
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Weighs in On Social Security Disability Debate In response to all the negative media attention currently being poured onto Social Security Disability, [...]
Media Split Over Relationship Between Social Security Disability and the Unemployment Rate
Media Split Over Relationship Between Social Security Disability and the Unemployment Rate On Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor released the latest national employment statistics. And, though [...]
Work-Related Car Accidents Are Covered Under Workers’ Compensation Systems—But They Can Be Difficult To Prove
A recent article (http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/news/16454-transportation-incidents-are-a-leading-cause-of-workplace-fatalities.html), focusing on the state of Indiana, highlighted the number of car accidents that take place in the course of employment. The article noted [...]
N.J. Medical Center Program Seeks to Better Diagnose Patients Referred to Psychiatric Facilities
With the elderly population of the United States living longer, the rate of dementia in nursing homes and other eldercare facilities is also steadily rising. Dementia, a [...]
Social Security Disability Benefits for Rheumatoid Arthritis Explored in Recent Article
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)—a potentially debilitating autoimmune disease—currently afflicts about 0.6% of the adult population in the United States (affecting women about 2-3 times more often than men). [...]
Major Employers Imposing Penalties for Unhealthy Workers
Major Employers Imposing Penalties for Unhealthy Workers As reported this week in The Wall Street Journal (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324600704578402784123334550.html), Michelin North America, Inc.—a branch of the worldwide company that [...]
Appellate Division Affirms Award of Temporary Disability Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Appellate Division Affirms Award of Temporary Disability Workers’ Compensation Benefits On January 31st, 2011, Michael Johnson—an employee of Hamilton Township’s Water Pollution Control Facility represented by David [...]
Recent Conference Highlighted Successes in Indiana’s Workers’ Compensation System
In late February of this year, a conference was held in Boston on workers’ compensation law. The event—organized by the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI)—highlighted a number [...]
New Jersey Appellate Division Reverses and Remands Personal Injury Case
On December 4th, 2005, Janet Henebema was driving home from work as a dealer in an Atlantic City casino. Suddenly, her car was struck by another car—one [...]
Firm News
Szaferman Lakind Offices Under Construction
The Szaferman Lakind offices are getting a brand new look. Renovations to our space on Grovers [...]
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 [...]
Recent Verdicts & Settlements
New Jersey Supreme Court Agrees Father’s Request to Relocate to Florida with Parties’ 8 Year Old Daughter Should Be Denied as Inimical to the Child’s Best Interests.
Levine v. Bacon In Levine v. Bacon, 152 N.J. 436 (1998), the firm successfully argued before the [...]
Appellate Court Rules NJ Cannot Require Payment of College Expenses Not Required Under Original PA Child Support Order
Brian G. Paul won a reversal in the Appellate Division on a precedent-setting interstate child support case. [...]
10 Year Marriage Warrants Permanent Alimony (Barry D. Szaferman)
Hughes v. Hughes In the landmark case of Hughes v. Hughes, 311 N.J.Super. 15 (App. Div. [...]