The Szaferman Lakind Blog: News, Verdicts, and More.
Treasury Department Ends Paper Checks for All Social Security Beneficiaries
The days of mailed paper checks are officially over (even if there will be some stragglers). Unless you were born on or before May 1, 1921, you [...]
Allowing Physicians to Dispense Medications Can Increase Workers’ Compensation Claims
Sometimes, aspects of the law in one area affect aspects of the law in another. One example of this so-called ‘rule of unintended consequences’ is the affect [...]
The town of Fort Lee, N.J. began issuing tickets to jaywalking pedestrians caught “texting while walking.
Last year, the town of Fort Lee, N.J. began issuing tickets to jaywalking pedestrians caught “texting while walking.” And now, that approach to preventing resulting injuries is [...]
An individual defrauding the system is weeded out
For the vast majority of people seeking Social Security Disability, claims and injuries are legitimate. And their benefits are entirely justified. However, occasionally, an individual defrauding the [...]
How to set up a safety committee and reduce workers’ compensation claims
A recent article from Smart Business (a online business-management journal) titled “How to set up a safety committee and reduce workers’ compensation claims,” helpfully explores one preventative [...]
Mommy is on fire
A high profile personal injury case in Pennsylvania, New Jersey’s next-door-neighbor, is on its way to being put to rest. A few years ago, Carrie Goretzka stepped [...]
Compassionate Allowance conditions
Recently, the Social Security Administration announced 35 new “Compassionate Allowance conditions.” A Compassionate Allowance condition is a “fast track” to the process of SSDI and SSI disability [...]
Cordeiro wanted to “save the day.”
On the morning of June 17, 2010, Daniel Cordeiro drove two of his employees to a jobsite. Cordeiro was the owner and supervisor of “Danny’s Construction Company,” [...]
Mississippi tort reform
In 2004, Mississippi passed a piece of legislation that was the “centerpiece” of its tort reform. The law created a $1 million cap on non-economic damages awarded [...]
Social Security Disability recipients the subject of mischaracterizations and misinformation
Social Security Disability recipients have long been the subject of mischaracterizations and misinformation. Criticisms of the program often take the form of accusations that the requirements for [...]
Controversy for expansion of Avalon Bay Communities
There is some recent and ongoing controversy surrounding the expansion of Avalon Bay Communities Inc., the country’s second largest publicly traded apartment developer. Currently, Avalon Bay operates, [...]
When a Tree Falls – Who Pays?
There is a famous question about what happens when a tree falls in an empty forest. But there are a few more questions that arise when a [...]
Firm News
Szaferman Lakind Recognized in 2020 “Best Law Firm” Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein and Blader, P.C. has been listed among U.S. News and World Report’s “Best [...]
Craig Hubert to Receive the Mercer County Bar Association Nizolek Award
Craig Hubert, Partner and Member of the Szaferman Lakind Blumstein & Blader, P.C. Executive Committee, has [...]
Princeton Attorney Kim A. Otis Joins Szaferman Lakind
Szaferman Lakind is proud to welcome Kim A. Otis to the firm. Kim is a general [...]
Recent Verdicts & Settlements
Appellate Division Affirms Award of Limited Duration Term Alimony Rather than Permanent Alimony to Disabled Wife Despite 12 Years of Marriage (Brian G. Paul).
Jackson v. Jackson Brian G. Paul recently convinced the Appellate Division to affirm a trial court judge’s [...]
Denial of Alimony Award Reversed (Brian G. Paul)
Morse v. Morse Brian G. Paul recently reversed a Trial Court’s denial of a multi-millionaire Wife’s request [...]
Appellate Division Affirms Termination of Alimony Based Upon Cohabitation Without the Need for a Plenary Hearing (Brian G. Paul).
Normally, when a paying spouse provides evidence demonstrating that their former spouse may be cohabiting in [...]