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
A Somerset County woman, suffering from serious, permanent injuries after being struck by a pick up truck, settled her claims against the driver of the vehicle and her own insurance carrier, which provided underinsured coverage, for a total amount of $1.27 million dollars. Michael Paglione, a partner with the firm, represented the plaintiff. The… Continue Reading Somerset County Client Settles Pedestrian Injury Case for $1.27 Million
Michael Paglione recently settled a case against Montgomery Township for $3.575 million on behalf of a retired university professor who was rendered quadriplegic. The case made statewide news when it was filed in 2008. The client fell backwards from the township’s senior bus while assisting a 93-year-old woman to remove her wheelchair. At the… Continue Reading Montgomery Township Bus Fall Settlement for $3.575 million
A Hunterdon County client has agreed to settle his case for $1.05 million, according to Craig Hubert, who represents David Mummey. Mr. Mummey suffered severe, permanent head injuries as a result of an accident in June 2007. He was hired to unload a large piece of heavy equipment, a pavement sealer, from a tractor trailer… Continue Reading Brain Injury Victim Resolves Case for $1.05 Million
LINK: Szaferman Lakind helps 11 Manville, NJ Families: $90.5 Million Award For Asbestos-Related Tragedies
Partner Jeff Blumstein recently argued and won two significant mesothelioma appeals in the Appellate Division of Superior Court. First, on March 3, 2015, the appellate court reversed a lower court decision granting summary judgment dismissing the Federal statutory and common law claims of our client, a long-time ship worker who died of mesothelioma. Although… Continue Reading Mesothelioma: Partner Jeff Blumstein Prevails in Two NJ Appellate Court Cases
On NJ.com: NJ Pays $1.25 M to Settle Foster Child Sex Abuse Lawsuit
June 2019 Partner Michael Paglione, at the onset of trial, recently settled a case involving a 48-year-old male who sustained significant injuries in a 2012 motor vehicle accident. The victim was injured when a motor vehicle suddenly and without warning veered from the left turn lane into the right travel lane, striking the driver’s… Continue Reading Michael Paglione Achieves $700,000 Settlement in Auto Accident Case
June 2019 Partners Craig Hubert and Brian Heyesey recently settled a case against a private boarding school in Mercer County where their client, a former student of that institution, was sexually assaulted by a member of the faculty. After details about the repeated sexual assaults were discovered, local law enforcement began a criminal investigation.… Continue Reading Craig Hubert & Brian Heyesey Settle Sexual Assault Suit for $450K
August 2019 Partner, Craig J. Hubert successfully negotiated a resolution of claims for two clients who were injured due to abuse and neglect at the nursing homes providing care. In the first case, an elderly resident at a nursing home and rehabilitation facility in Mercer County, New Jersey, suffered a broken neck, concussion, and… Continue Reading Craig Hubert Successful in Resolving Two Nursing Home Injury Cases
