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Arnold Lakind Represents Business Owner’s Wife Relieving Her of Liability After Employee Accident
Arnold Lakind Represents Business Owner’s Wife Relieving Her of Liability After Employee Accident

Arnold Lakind Represents Business Owner’s Wife Relieving Her of Liability After Employee Accident

By Mandy Glidewell|2020-08-06T10:46:32-05:00January 10th, 2020|Litigation, Litigation Cases, Personal Injury, Personal Injury Cases|

Macysyn v. Hensler, 329 N.J. Super. 476 (App. Div. 2000) Arnold Lakind representing Kathryn Hensler A little known provision of the workers compensation act imposes personal liability upon corporate officers “actively engaged” in the corporate business. The Plaintiff worked for a local hardware retailer, where he sustained the loss of an eye due to an… Continue Reading Arnold Lakind Represents Business Owner’s Wife Relieving Her of Liability After Employee Accident

Success Stories: Equity
Success Stories: Equity

Success Stories: Equity

By Mandy Glidewell|2020-08-31T09:55:46-05:00December 20th, 2019|Divorce and Family Law Cases, Family Law, Litigation|

Seavey v. Long, 303 N.J. Super. 153 (App. Div. 1997) Jeffrey Blumstein representing Nan Long Our client’s husband died. As his widow, she was entitled to a widow’s benefit from the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System. However, the husband’s first wife obtained a Judgment from a trial court imposing a constructive trust on 70% of… Continue Reading Success Stories: Equity

Five Former SDA Employees File Federal Lawsuit Claiming Political Discrimination
Five Former SDA Employees File Federal Lawsuit Claiming Political Discrimination

Five Former SDA Employees File Federal Lawsuit Claiming Political Discrimination

By Zella Stella|2020-08-06T10:42:29-05:00July 2nd, 2019|Litigation, Litigation Cases|

NJSDA is accused of firing longtime employees in order to hire political supporters. Five former employees of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority filed a lawsuit in federal court today alleging they were illegally fired to make room for the hiring of dozens of political patrons of CEO, Lizette Delgado Polanco and the Democratic… Continue Reading Five Former SDA Employees File Federal Lawsuit Claiming Political Discrimination

Wrongful Death Action Reversed, Renews Hope for Mesothelioma Victim’s Widow
Wrongful Death Action Reversed, Renews Hope for Mesothelioma Victim’s Widow

Wrongful Death Action Reversed, Renews Hope for Mesothelioma Victim’s Widow

By Mandy Glidewell|2022-04-21T12:45:44-05:00May 24th, 2017|Litigation, Litigation Cases, Verdicts and Settlements|

APPELLATE DIVISION REVERSES DISMISSAL OF WRONGFUL DEATH ACTION, RENEWING HOPE FOR MESOTHELIOMA VICTIM’S WIFE Szaferman Lakind’s client was diagnosed with mesothelioma in October 2010 and succumbed to the disease three months later. Following our client’s death, his widows brought a wrongful death and product liability action against Union Carbide… READ COMPLETE ANNOUNCEMENT. … Continue Reading Wrongful Death Action Reversed, Renews Hope for Mesothelioma Victim’s Widow

N.J. Appellate Court Reverses $90,000,000 Travelers Insurance Case
N.J. Appellate Court Reverses $90,000,000 Travelers Insurance Case

N.J. Appellate Court Reverses $90,000,000 Travelers Insurance Case

By Mandy Glidewell|2020-08-06T10:40:02-05:00March 17th, 2017|Litigation, Litigation Cases, Verdicts and Settlements|

The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, handed down its opinion in favor of Plaintiffs: a $90,000,000 insurance coverage action. Szaferman Lakind Founding Partner, Arnold C. Lakind, Esq., and the firm’s Litigation Group were Plaintiff’s appellate counsel. LINK TO COMPLETE MARCH 2017 ANNOUNCEMENT The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, handed… Continue Reading N.J. Appellate Court Reverses $90,000,000 Travelers Insurance Case

Szaferman Lakind Obtains Class Certification Against Transamerica Life Insurance Company for Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Szaferman Lakind Obtains Class Certification Against Transamerica Life Insurance Company for Breach of Fiduciary Duty

Szaferman Lakind Obtains Class Certification Against Transamerica Life Insurance Company for Breach of Fiduciary Duty

By Mandy Glidewell|2020-08-06T10:39:33-05:00March 29th, 2016|Litigation, Litigation Cases, Reported Cases|

LINK TO COMPLETE PRESS RELEASE On March 14, 2016, United States District Judge Dean D. Pregerson (Central District of California) issued a 41-page opinion and Order granting class certification in Santomenno v. Transamerica Life Insurance Co. The New Jersey law firm of Szaferman Lakind filed suit against TLIC and two (2) of its affiliates alleging that… Continue Reading Szaferman Lakind Obtains Class Certification Against Transamerica Life Insurance Company for Breach of Fiduciary Duty

WATCH: Interview of Attorney Dan Sweetser
WATCH: Interview of Attorney Dan Sweetser

WATCH: Interview of Attorney Dan Sweetser

By Mandy Glidewell|2020-01-06T01:16:27-05:00May 15th, 2015|Company News, Litigation|

Commercial Litigation Attorney and Szaferman Lakind Partner, Daniel Sweetser, speaks about his legal practice, and the commercial litigation marketplace in this 2.5-min video interview. WATCH VIDEO

$90 Million Awarded to Asbestos Injured Families
$90 Million Awarded to Asbestos Injured Families

$90 Million Awarded to Asbestos Injured Families

By Mandy Glidewell|2022-04-21T12:54:13-05:00July 2nd, 2014|Litigation, Litigation Cases, Verdicts and Settlements|

New Brunswick, NJ – A judge in New Brunswick has awarded 11 families from Manville more than $90 million for their pain and suffering caused by losing loved ones to an asbestos-related cancer. After a week of hearings, Superior Court Judge Ana Viscomi issued her ruling today, awarding the families $90.5 million, to be paid… Continue Reading $90 Million Awarded to Asbestos Injured Families