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Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Weighs in On Social Security Disability Debate
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Weighs in On Social Security Disability Debate In response to all the negative media attention currently being poured onto Social Security Disability, [...]
Media Split Over Relationship Between Social Security Disability and the Unemployment Rate
Media Split Over Relationship Between Social Security Disability and the Unemployment Rate On Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor released the latest national employment statistics. And, though [...]
Work-Related Car Accidents Are Covered Under Workers’ Compensation Systems—But They Can Be Difficult To Prove
A recent article (http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/news/16454-transportation-incidents-are-a-leading-cause-of-workplace-fatalities.html), focusing on the state of Indiana, highlighted the number of car accidents that take place in the course of employment. The article noted [...]
N.J. Medical Center Program Seeks to Better Diagnose Patients Referred to Psychiatric Facilities
With the elderly population of the United States living longer, the rate of dementia in nursing homes and other eldercare facilities is also steadily rising. Dementia, a [...]
Social Security Disability Benefits for Rheumatoid Arthritis Explored in Recent Article
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)—a potentially debilitating autoimmune disease—currently afflicts about 0.6% of the adult population in the United States (affecting women about 2-3 times more often than men). [...]
Major Employers Imposing Penalties for Unhealthy Workers
Major Employers Imposing Penalties for Unhealthy Workers As reported this week in The Wall Street Journal (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324600704578402784123334550.html), Michelin North America, Inc.—a branch of the worldwide company that [...]
Appellate Division Affirms Award of Temporary Disability Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Appellate Division Affirms Award of Temporary Disability Workers’ Compensation Benefits On January 31st, 2011, Michael Johnson—an employee of Hamilton Township’s Water Pollution Control Facility represented by David [...]
Recent Conference Highlighted Successes in Indiana’s Workers’ Compensation System
In late February of this year, a conference was held in Boston on workers’ compensation law. The event—organized by the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI)—highlighted a number [...]
New Jersey Appellate Division Reverses and Remands Personal Injury Case
On December 4th, 2005, Janet Henebema was driving home from work as a dealer in an Atlantic City casino. Suddenly, her car was struck by another car—one [...]
Federal Judge Awards Woman Six Years of Back Disability Benefits
At 13 years old, Rhode Island resident Maria Borino Provancha had ten-inch metal Harrington rods inserted into her back. For her entire life, Ms. Provancha has been [...]
Ford Sued for Waiting to Remedy Unsafe Acceleration Defect in U.S. Cars
This week, automobile customers in 14 states filed a lawsuit against Ford Motor Co. The suit alleges that a potentially unsafe defect in Ford cars should have [...]
Congressman Proposes Legislation to Reduce Wait Times for Social Security Disability Benefits for the Terminally Ill
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Firm News
Lindsey Moskowitz Medvin Inspires at Virtual Career Day
Attorney Lindsey Moskowitz Medvin didn’t let a pandemic prevent her from presenting at a Career Day [...]
Szaferman Lakind Cares Adds Rescue Mission of Trenton to List of Donations
The COVID-19 crisis has created extraordinary challenges for non-profit agencies throughout the Trenton/Princeton area. Particularly hard [...]
Szaferman Lakind Makes Donation to Princeton Area Community Foundation to Assist Local Nonprofits through COVID-19 Crisis
To help local nonprofits continue to serve our community, Szaferman Lakind has made a donation of [...]
Recent Verdicts & Settlements
Arnold Lakind Argues Reversal of Criminal Charges
State v. Stasio, 78 N.J. 467 (1979) Arnold Lakind representing Thomas Stasio Defendant, Thomas Stasio, was found [...]
Arnold Lakind Represents Business Owner’s Wife Relieving Her of Liability After Employee Accident
Macysyn v. Hensler, 329 N.J. Super. 476 (App. Div. 2000) Arnold Lakind representing Kathryn Hensler A little [...]
NJ Supreme Court Rules Parents Can Use Binding, Non-Appealable Arbitration to Resolve Custody and Parenting Time Issues (Brian G. Paul).
In a precedent setting decision, Fawzy v. Fawzy, 199 N.J. 456 (2009), Brian Paul successfully convinced the New Jersey Supreme Court [...]