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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 [...]
The “system” itself can seem prejudiced against you, at times.
Sometimes there are good stories. Like one recently told by the president of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR). She described, in a newsletter [...]
Access to workers compensation is not always a simple matter
An employee seeking to be compensated for work-related injuries or diseases must often overcome a number of dizzying hurdles. Access to workers compensation is not always a [...]
Fight Unfair Practices When Your NJ Disability Pension is Threatened
In June, 2012, a bill was introduced to the New Jersey State Senate that would change certain parts of the eligibility criteria for the state TPAF, JRS, [...]
Hip Implant Lawsuits Consolidated to Bergen County Superior Court
Stryker Orthopaedics, a large manufacturer of medical devices, has provided thousands of patients with hip implants over the years. Last July, however, Stryker recalled two of its [...]
Firm News
Two Szaferman Lakind Attorneys Achieve Partner Status
Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein & Blader, P.C. announced today that two of its associates have become partners. [...]
Eight Szaferman Lakind Attorneys Included in 2019 Super Lawyers List
Brian Paul was further recognized by virtue of his inclusion in this year’s list of Top 100 [...]
Szaferman Lakind Launches 2018 Holiday Giving Campaign
READ THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT. This holiday season, Szaferman Lakind is giving back to the community by [...]
Recent Verdicts & Settlements
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 [...]
Husband Entitled to Trial to Determine Whether He Should Receive Portion of $330,000 Marital Stock Options He Claimed Were Not Disclosed at Time of Divorce (Brian G. Paul).
Cyr v. Cyr Brian G. Paul, a partner in the firm’s matrimonial department, recently reversed a [...]