Success Stories
Restrictive Covenants in New Jersey
By Steven L. Fox In 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) passed a sweeping ban on non-compete agreements. This potentially altered and invalidated many employment contracts [...]
Partner Michael Paglione Settles Construction Accident Case for Just Under $1 Million
Michael Paglione recently represented a 31 year old who fell 30 feet through a commercial rooftop while working at a construction site. His employer was a [...]
Arnold Lakind Prevails in Pro Bono Case
Arnold Lakind was recently asked by a member of a New Brunswick Synagogue to provide pro bono services to an elderly Mexican immigrant, MS. MS could [...]
Arnold Lakind Successful in U.S. District Court
Some time ago, investors in Johnson & Johnson (J & J) stock filed a securities fraud class action against the New Jersey drug manufacturer. The Plaintiffs, [...]
Arnold Lakind Prevails in Land Use Appeal
Last year, Szaferman Lakind was retained to represent a developer on Long Beach Island on the appeal of a denial of subdivision approval. Our client wanted [...]
Michael Paglione Wins $23 Million Arbitration Award & Settles Near-Fatal Drowning Case For Homeowners Insurance Policy Limits of $500K
On July 4, 2015, a family of five attended a backyard Fourth of July party at the home of the defendants. Approximately 40 to 50 people [...]
Dan Sweetser Prevails in Defense of Prominent New Jersey Law Firm in Breach of Contract Suit
By: Dan Sweetser On November 8, 2021, Judge Michael Erdos of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas entered a verdict in favor of a New Jersey [...]
Marc Brotman Settles Nursing Home Negligence Case for $275,000
Marc Brotman, a trial attorney in the firm’s Personal Injury department, recently settled a negligence and abuse case against a New Jersey nursing home for $275,000. [...]
Bob Lytle Successfully Defends Domestic Violence Victim
Partner Bob Lytle recently prevailed on appeal on behalf of a client who was not only a victim of domestic violence and sexual assault at the hands [...]
Carrier That “Would Never Pay More Than $10K in Auto Accident” Settles for $75K After Opening Statement
Partner Brian A. Heyesey recently “virtually” picked a jury from the Monmouth County Superior Courthouse in Freehold, New Jersey to hear an automobile accident case. The [...]
Dan Sweetser Successful in Employment Discrimination Trial
By: Dan Sweetser On May 13, 2021, Judge Kenneth Chu of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) Division of Judges entered a verdict in favor of [...]
Bob Lytle Prevails on Behalf of Jersey City Police Officer
After weeks of trial that took place in 2018, Partner Bob Lytle obtained a dismissal of all of the charges against a police officer that were contained [...]