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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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New Jersey Appellate Division Overturns Jury Verdict for Nursing Home ‘Whistleblower’
In January of 2008, James Hitesman—a nurse who working for Bridgeway Senior Healthcare, a nursing home in Bridgewater, N.J.—sent an email to fellow Bridgeway employees. He reported [...]
Workers’ Compensation Suit Reaches State Supreme Court
A violent Christmas Eve in 2008 is now at the center of an unlikely workers’ compensation suit that has found its way up to South Dakota’s highest [...]
Federal Authorities Investigating Claims of Unsafe Dental Practices in Oklahoma Office
In what is proving itself to be a cautionary tale for dentists and patients across the country, federal authorities with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [...]
Social Security Administration to Improve the Clarity and Readability of Notices
With so much talk of cost cutting and budget savings, the Social Security Administration is still regularly working to improve services within its means. In the most [...]
Employer Contribution to Social Security Disability Insurance Debated
A recent article (found here: http://www.lifehealthpro.com/2013/03/14/could-employers-help-cut-ssdi-claims) discussed some of the various Social Security Disability Insurance cost-cutting measures currently being proposed and discussed. According to Stephen Goss, chief actuary [...]
Hundreds of Jersey City School Water Fountains Found to Contain Lead Above Federal Standards
In a startling report released this week, almost 200 Jersey City schools’ water fountains were found to contain lead contamination above federal standards. One of the fountains, [...]
Social Security Administration Studies Self-Employment Among Disability Insurance Recipients
Social Security Administration Studies Self-Employment Among Disability Insurance Recipients Last month, the Social Security Administration (in conjunction with the Office of the Inspector General) performed a study [...]
Pregnant UPS Worker Not Protected by ADA When Employer Prevented Her from Working with Physician-Mandated Lifting Restrictions
In 1999, Peggy Young began working for UPS, and in 2002, she started driving a delivery truck. By 2006, Ms. Young was an “air driver” in Maryland, [...]
New Jersey Supreme Court to Hear Case on Seat Belt Violations
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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
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 [...]
Why Hire An Attorney?
Get the Compensation You Deserve…That You Need Injury by the negligence of another is often accompanied [...]
New Jersey Supreme Court Agrees Father’s Request to Relocate to Florida with Parties’ 8 Year Old Daughter Should Be Denied as Inimical to the Child’s Best Interests.
Levine v. Bacon In Levine v. Bacon, 152 N.J. 436 (1998), the firm successfully argued before the [...]