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Partner Stuart Tucker Discusses Landlord/Tenant Law and COVID-19
Partner Stuart Tucker Discusses Landlord/Tenant Law and COVID-19

Partner Stuart Tucker Discusses Landlord/Tenant Law and COVID-19

By Dana O'Donnell|2020-09-15T10:23:45-05:00September 15th, 2020|COVID-19, Litigation|

Szaferman Lakind Partner Stuart Tucker recently took part in the Mercer Vicinage Landlord Tenant Public Information Seminar addressing Landlord/Tenant issues as it relates to COVID-19. COVID-19 has placed many people, both tenants and landlords in impossible positions. As the virus still remains in New Jersey and around the country, many people remain unemployed and… Continue Reading Partner Stuart Tucker Discusses Landlord/Tenant Law and COVID-19

Using Zoom Video Conferencing for Depositions
Using Zoom Video Conferencing for Depositions

Using Zoom Video Conferencing for Depositions

By Dana O'Donnell|2020-04-13T10:27:19-05:00April 13th, 2020|COVID-19, Litigation, Personal Injury|

By: Craig J. Hubert, Esq., of Szaferman Lakind, and Mark Renzi of Renzi Legal Resources While you may have certain cases and witnesses requiring in-person testimony, COVID-19 challenges need not disturb the majority of fact depositions and the taking of de bene esse trial testimony. So long as attorneys and witnesses have internet access… Continue Reading Using Zoom Video Conferencing for Depositions

Settlements Reached in Two Mesothelioma Cases
Settlements Reached in Two Mesothelioma Cases

Settlements Reached in Two Mesothelioma Cases

By Mandy Glidewell|2020-08-06T13:16:23-05:00January 11th, 2020|Litigation, Litigation Cases, Verdicts and Settlements|

Szaferman Lakind obtained a $3.65 million settlement on behalf of an auto mechanic who contracted mesothelioma as a consequence of brake work, and a $7.5 settlement on behalf of the owner of a battery company who contracted mesothelioma as a result of exposure to asbestos from a battery experiment. (2007)

Bid Protest Upheld in Multi-Million Dollar State Contract
Bid Protest Upheld in Multi-Million Dollar State Contract

Bid Protest Upheld in Multi-Million Dollar State Contract

By Mandy Glidewell|2020-08-06T13:16:37-05:00January 11th, 2020|Litigation, Litigation Cases, Verdicts and Settlements|

Jeffrey P. Blumstein successfully protested the proposed award of a multi-million dollar, multi-year State contract to provide facility management services to several large State-owned buildings. Our client is an experienced firm who had provided similar services to the State for these same buildings. However, public policy required that when their current contract expired, a new… Continue Reading Bid Protest Upheld in Multi-Million Dollar State Contract

Appellate Court Allows Construction of a Taco Bell in Trenton
Appellate Court Allows Construction of a Taco Bell in Trenton

Appellate Court Allows Construction of a Taco Bell in Trenton

By Mandy Glidewell|2020-08-06T13:16:54-05:00January 11th, 2020|Litigation, Litigation Cases, Verdicts and Settlements|

Szaferman Lakind prevailed on an appeal before the Superior Court, Appellate Division, on an issue of first impression. Our client, JAT Properties, was a local developer of Taco Bell and similar franchises. Represented by Arnold C. Lakind, JAT received a use variance from the City of Trenton Board of Adjustment to construct and operate a… Continue Reading Appellate Court Allows Construction of a Taco Bell in Trenton

Favorable NJ Supreme Court Decision Issued in Non-Solicitation Case
Favorable NJ Supreme Court Decision Issued in Non-Solicitation Case

Favorable NJ Supreme Court Decision Issued in Non-Solicitation Case

By Mandy Glidewell|2020-08-06T13:17:09-05:00January 11th, 2020|Litigation, Litigation Cases, Verdicts and Settlements|

Szaferman Lakind prevailed on an appeal to the Supreme Court of New Jersey seeking to reverse a judgment against a Monmouth County accountant charged with violating a non-solicitation agreement. Our client had been employed by a larger firm and subject to a non-solicitation agreement. When our client became dissatisfied with the quality of services rendered… Continue Reading Favorable NJ Supreme Court Decision Issued in Non-Solicitation Case

$25 Million Class Action Suit Against Credit Insurers Settled
$25 Million Class Action Suit Against Credit Insurers Settled

$25 Million Class Action Suit Against Credit Insurers Settled

By Mandy Glidewell|2020-08-06T13:17:31-05:00January 11th, 2020|Litigation, Litigation Cases, Verdicts and Settlements|

A Superior Court Judge sitting in Mercer County approved a $25,000,000 class action settlement in the matter of Hopewell v. Standard Guaranty Insurance Company. Plaintiffs were represented by Arnold C. Lakind, who directs litigation at Szaferman Lakind. The case grew out of credit insurance policies issued in 1999 by the three defendants, Standard Guaranty Insurance… Continue Reading $25 Million Class Action Suit Against Credit Insurers Settled

Client Receives $200,000 Settlement in Sexual Molestation Case Against School District
Client Receives $200,000 Settlement in Sexual Molestation Case Against School District

Client Receives $200,000 Settlement in Sexual Molestation Case Against School District

By Mandy Glidewell|2023-08-28T15:20:16-05:00January 11th, 2020|Litigation, Sexual Assault and Abuse Cases, Verdicts and Settlements|

Three days into a federal civil rights trial, Daniel S. Sweetser successfully obtained a $200,000 settlement for our client against a local school district. During our client’s freshman year at a local high school, she was sexually molested by a school employee. Dan sued the school district under the federal civil rights law, claiming the… Continue Reading Client Receives $200,000 Settlement in Sexual Molestation Case Against School District

Favorable County Superior Court Decision in Non-Solicitation Case
Favorable County Superior Court Decision in Non-Solicitation Case

Favorable County Superior Court Decision in Non-Solicitation Case

By Mandy Glidewell|2020-08-06T13:18:11-05:00January 11th, 2020|Business, Litigation, Litigation Cases, Verdicts and Settlements|

Daniel S. Sweetser successfully defended a restaurant franchisor and its franchising company against a million dollar lawsuit filed by one of their franchisees. The franchisee alleged that our clients breached the franchise agreement and committed fraud. After a two-week non-jury trial in Atlantic County before Chancery Judge William Todd, the Superior Court held that our… Continue Reading Favorable County Superior Court Decision in Non-Solicitation Case

$7.5 Million Award in Mesothelioma Case
$7.5 Million Award in Mesothelioma Case

$7.5 Million Award in Mesothelioma Case

By Mandy Glidewell|2020-08-06T13:04:40-05:00January 11th, 2020|Litigation, Litigation Cases, Verdicts and Settlements|

Following a two-week trial, Arnold C. Lakind, along with co-counsel, Moshe Maimon of Levy Phillips & Konigsberg, LLC, obtained a $7.5 million verdict on behalf of our client, a Linden woman, in a lawsuit filed against Exxon Mobil Corporation. Our client contracted mesothelioma as a result of exposure to asbestos fibers while laundering her… Continue Reading $7.5 Million Award in Mesothelioma Case