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New Jersey injured workers must pursue their claims for retaliatory firing directly and not under CEPA or LAD
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New Jersey Public Employees Injured on the Job May Be Missing Pension Contributions from their Employers
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Distribution of Faulty Gas Springs New Jersey AG Into Action
On December 4, 2012, Zephyr Oil--a Brooklyn-based gasoline distributor--purchased over 70,000 gallons of gas. Except, incredibly unusually, this was not ordinary gasoline. It was avgas, or a [...]
Injured Workers Seek Alternative Means To Pay Bills
Between 2003 and 2006, there were approximately 458 million hospital emergency room visits by U.S. patients. And a recent study by the Health Services Research Journal, in [...]
Disciplinary Matters May Impact the Pursuit of a Disability Pension
When an altercation or arrest leads to an injured police officer, there are often allegations against the police officer. These allegations are generally handled in the [...]
Gas Explosions Cause Damages Which Must Be Handled Immediately
An explosion yesterday in Ewing, NJ caused damage to at least 55 units on Scenic Drive. I could feel the blast from my office right across [...]
Denied Accidental Disability Pension Benefits…What’s Next?
Whether you are a member of PFRS, PERS or the TPAF, you are probably aware of what is happening. You have applied for your disability pension [...]
Understaffing Leads to Work Injuries in Medical Nursing Profession
Being a nurse is the type of job that requires a certain personality. It requires someone to be caring and have sense of wanting to help others [...]
OSHA Renews Focus on Temporary Worker Safety
To commemorate the annual ‘Workers’ Memorial Day,’ observed on April 28, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a new initiative [...]
Study Shows that Medical Malpractice Suits Not Directly Responsible for High Healthcare Costs
A recent study by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine examined the underlying reasons for ever-growing healthcare costs in the United States. The study approached [...]
ACLU Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Disabled Victim of “Patient Dumping”
“I’m a victim of patient dumping,” said James Flavey Coy Brown, explaining his ordeal at a press conference on a recent lawsuit filed by the American [...]
Actor Jim Carrey Fined for Violating Workers’ Compensation Insurance
As the saying goes, 'no one is above the law’ – a phrase recently used in reference to actor Jim Carey, for his alleged workers' comp violations.The [...]
Firm News
Szaferman Lakind Makes Donation to HomeFront This Holiday Season
In lieu of holiday gifts for our loyal and supportive clients, Szaferman Lakind has donated $5,000 [...]
Best Lawyers in NJ? Szaferman Lakind Included in 2021 “Best Law Firms” List by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®
Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein and Blader, P.C. has been included in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best [...]
Judge Linda Feinberg (Ret.) Presents in Two Programs on Professionalism
Judge Linda Feinberg (Ret.) was a presenter in two programs in September for attorneys and judges in [...]
Recent Verdicts & Settlements
Michael Paglione Reaches $250,000 Settlement for Trip and Fall Accident
Partner Michael Paglione recently settled a case involving a 61-year-old woman who sustained multiple injuries in [...]
Success Stories: Unemployment and Disability Benefits
Continental Cas. Co. v. Knuckles, 142 N.J. Super. 162 (App. Div. 1976) Jeffrey Blumstein representing the New [...]
Success Stories: Public Contracts
DeSapio Const., Inc. v. Township of Clinton and Scozzari Builders, 276 N.J. Super. 216 (L. Div. [...]