Personal Injury attorney Craig Hubert recently reached a settlement with a Nursing Care facility based on a claim that the facility failed to implement preventative protocols with a resident identified as having significant risk of falling. The victim was an elderly person transferred from a treatment facility to the nursing home in December of 2009. During [...]
In a case steeped in political controversy, former Hunterdon County Assistant Prosecutor Bennett Barlyn, represented by Partner Bob Lytle of Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein & Blader, has agreed to a $1.5 million settlement of a whistleblower lawsuit that he brought against the State of New Jersey, former State Attorney General Paula Dow, former Director of the Division of [...]
James Collins of Moorestown, New Jersey, USA, did not enjoy his visit to the South of France. When Jim and his wife were vacationing in Cassis, France, in 2013, Jim was hit by a car backing out of a parking spot, breaking Mr. Collins’ hip. Mr. Collins was referred to Steven Blader, Esquire, to [...]
APPELLATE DIVISION REVERSES DISMISSAL OF WRONGFUL DEATH ACTION, RENEWING HOPE FOR MESOTHELIOMA VICTIM’S WIFE Szaferman Lakind’s client was diagnosed with mesothelioma in October 2010 and succumbed to the disease three months later. Following our client’s death, his widows brought a wrongful death and product liability action against Union Carbide… READ COMPLETE ANNOUNCEMENT. [...]
The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, handed down its opinion in favor of Plaintiffs: a $90,000,000 insurance coverage action. Szaferman Lakind Founding Partner, Arnold C. Lakind, Esq., and the firm’s Litigation Group were Plaintiff’s appellate counsel. LINK TO COMPLETE MARCH 2017 ANNOUNCEMENT The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, handed [...]
New Brunswick, NJ – A judge in New Brunswick has awarded 11 families from Manville more than $90 million for their pain and suffering caused by losing loved ones to an asbestos-related cancer. After a week of hearings, Superior Court Judge Ana Viscomi issued her ruling today, awarding the families $90.5 million, to be paid [...]
