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Can You Be Fired For Pursuing A Workers’ Compensation Claim?
You have been hurt on the job, you are pursuing a workers’ compensation claim, and perhaps your employer is threatening to fire you. First, your employer cannot [...]
How Does Social Security Determine Whether or Not You Qualify for Disability Benefits?
Perhaps you have applied for Social Security Disability benefits, and you may even have a hearing in front of a judge. There are several factors that will [...]
Your Accident Witnesses Should Be Credible
Witnesses can be of great use as you attempt to reach a settlement in your car accident case, especially when you consider that these cases often come [...]
The Importance of Police Reports in a Car Accident Case
The time immediately after a car accident is frightening and stressful. There is a whole list of steps that you need to remember to take, from checking [...]
How the Social Security Administration Determines Disability
There are some specific qualifications that a person must meet in order to qualify for disability benefits. They must be under normal retirement age, have insured status [...]
Motorcycle Safety Tips to Help You Avoid an Accident
Motorcycles are a whole lot of fun, but they also are inherently more dangerous to drive than your standard passenger car. In an unfortunate statistic, motorcyclists are [...]
Common Causes of Trucking Accidents
When truck drivers get into accidents on the road, the results tend to be even more disastrous than normal car accidents. The large size of the vehicles, [...]
What to Do If Your Workers’ Compensation Claim is Denied
When workers’ compensation claims get denied, there are several common reasons given. In most cases, your denial letter will state that the claim was not filed or [...]
Have You Been The Victim Of Reckless Endangerment?
Reckless endangerment is one of those legal terms which are heard a lot but is rather difficult to understand and specifically define in every situation. In legal [...]
Protect Yourself: Are You Truly Covered?
In the State of New Jersey as a business owner, or partner in a business, what would happen if tomorrow you were injured while in the course [...]
What to Do After a Car Accident
The time immediately following a car accident is extremely frightening and stressful. Even if you’ve obeyed all of the rules of the road and have been careful [...]
What Types of Damages are Available in a Wrongful Death Case?
A wrongful death case is a type of civil suit that can be filed by the survivors or the estate of a person that died due to [...]
Firm News
Judge Feinberg (Ret.) Instructs on Arbitration for NJICLE
On February 23, 2021, Judge Linda Feinberg (Ret.) was included as part of a virtual program entitled [...]
Szaferman Lakind Offices Under Construction
The Szaferman Lakind offices are getting a brand new look. Renovations to our space on Grovers [...]
Eleven Szaferman Lakind Attorneys Included in 2021 New Jersey Super Lawyers Lists
Eleven (11) Szaferman Lakind attorneys have been included in the 2021 New Jersey Super Lawyers lists issued [...]
Recent Verdicts & Settlements
$90.5 Million Awarded to 11 NJ Families; Asbestos-Related Deaths
LINK: Szaferman Lakind helps 11 Manville, NJ Families: $90.5 Million Award For Asbestos-Related Tragedies [...]
Mesothelioma: Partner Jeff Blumstein Prevails in Two NJ Appellate Court Cases
Partner Jeff Blumstein recently argued and won two significant mesothelioma appeals in the Appellate Division of [...]
NJ pays $1.25M to Settle Foster Child Sex Abuse Lawsuit
On NJ.com: NJ Pays $1.25 M to Settle Foster Child Sex Abuse Lawsuit [...]