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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
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 [...]
Szaferman Lakind Supports Trenton Area Soup Kitchen during Coronavirus Outbreak
Today, Szaferman Lakind donated $5,000 to the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK). Like all New Jersey [...]
Recent Verdicts & Settlements
Portions of Final Judgement of Divorce By Default Summarily Reversed and Vacated (Brian G. Paul).
Hunter v. Humphrey Default was recently entered against a husband who had attempted to represent himself [...]
Final Restraining Order Prohibiting Father From Communicating With Parties’ 17 Year Old Son Reversed After Emergent Appeal (Brian G. Paul).
Antoniotti v. Antoniotti In 2004, the firm won an emergent appeal summarily reversing the entry of [...]
Final Restraining Order Affirmed (Brian G. Paul).
J.C. v. J.M. In J.C. v. J.M., Brian G. Paul successfully represented a victim of domestic violence in the [...]