Favorable NJ Supreme Court Decision Issued in Non-Solicitation Case

By |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

By |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

By |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

By |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

By |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

$425,000 Workers’ Compensation Settlement

By |2020-08-06T13:05:11-05:00January 11th, 2020|Personal Injury, Personal Injury Cases, Verdicts and Settlements|

Michael R. Paglione recently negotiated a $425,000 Workers’ Compensation settlement for a Szaferman Lakind client. This was the largest Workers Compensation settlement, pursuant to Section 20 of the compensation statute, in New Jersey for all of 2008. Our client, a mason working for a local school board, was injured in 2000 when a brick and… Continue Reading $425,000 Workers’ Compensation Settlement

$1 Million Property Tax Appeal Settlement

By |2020-08-06T13:05:25-05:00January 11th, 2020|Commercial Real Estate & Land Use, Litigation Cases, Verdicts and Settlements|

$1 Million Property Tax Appeal Settlement Bob Gladstone, Of Counsel, recently obtained a recovery package in excess of $1 million in a property tax assessment appeal case. Our client, a 150-acre shore area country club and golf course, filed an appeal of their property assessment over three years ago. Unable to reach a favorable… Continue Reading $1 Million Property Tax Appeal Settlement

Janine Bauer Wins PA Precedent Setting Case

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

Janine Bauer, recently won $76,243 in attorney fees in a Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law case in which she represented Buckingham Township against Penn DOT and PA DEP. The Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board’s decision to award attorney fees in this case was precedent setting, according to the Board. It sent a clear message to Pennsylvania… Continue Reading Janine Bauer Wins PA Precedent Setting Case

$2.75 Million Settlement in Trucking Accident Case

By |2023-06-28T08:10:16-05:00January 11th, 2020|Personal Injury, Personal Injury Cases, Verdicts and Settlements|

$2.75 Million Settlement in Trucking Accident Case Michael R. Paglione, Personal Injury and Workers’ Compensation, recently negotiated a $2,750,000 settlement for a forklift operator injured in a workplace accident. The accident occurred in 2004 as our client was loading cargo onto a tractor trailer at a loading dock. As he backed his forklift off… Continue Reading $2.75 Million Settlement in Trucking Accident Case

Shooting Victim & Family Receive $6 Million Judgment

By |2020-08-06T13:06:18-05:00January 11th, 2020|Personal Injury, Personal Injury Cases, Verdicts and Settlements|

Hahn v. Heisler A retired Mercer County sheriff’s officer and his wife won a $6 million dollar judgment against the man who shot him, causing severe injuries that ended his law enforcement career. Szaferman Lakind partner Craig Hubert represents the plaintiffs, Joshua and Doris Hahn. The defendant, Vasil “Billy” Heisler, was convicted of attempted murder and… Continue Reading Shooting Victim & Family Receive $6 Million Judgment

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