Success Stories
$540K in Settlements Reached in Two Workers’ Compensation Matters
Szaferman Lakind Partners Michael Paglione and Michael Brottman worked together on behalf of their client to achieve a total settlement of $439,000 resulting from a job-related [...]
Pedestrian Fatality – Michael Paglione Settles Difficult Wrongful Death Case For $640,000
On March 7, 2017, at 12:30 AM, a young woman was struck and killed by a motor vehicle. The investigating police reported that the decedent was [...]
Stuart Tucker Receives $2.65 Million in Settlements in Two Auto Accident Cases
Partner Stuart Tucker achieved significant settlements for clients in two separate motor vehicle cases. The first case occurred in September 2015 as our client was driving [...]
Michael Paglione Settles Two Accident Cases For $485,000
Partner Michael Paglione settled two accident cases for a total of $485,000. The first case involved a motor vehicle accident on I-295 in Hamilton Township, Mercer [...]
Michael Brottman Achieves $122K Workers’ Comp Settlement
On November 10, 2020, Partner Michael Brottman achieved a $122,280 settlement on behalf of his client in a workers' compensation case. His client, an auto mechanic, [...]
Variance Clears the Way for Independent Living Facility in Hamilton Township
Lionel J. Frank obtained a variance from the Hamilton Township Zoning Board of Adjustment to allow construction of a new care program for seniors in the Greater [...]
Settlements Reached in Two Mesothelioma Cases
Szaferman Lakind obtained a $3.65 million settlement on behalf of an auto mechanic who contracted mesothelioma as a consequence of brake work, and a $7.5 settlement [...]
Bid Protest Upheld in Multi-Million Dollar State Contract
Jeffrey P. Blumstein successfully protested the proposed award of a multi-million dollar, multi-year State contract to provide facility management services to several large State-owned buildings. Our client [...]
Appellate Court Allows Construction of a Taco Bell in Trenton
Szaferman Lakind prevailed on an appeal before the Superior Court, Appellate Division, on an issue of first impression. Our client, JAT Properties, was a local developer [...]
Favorable NJ Supreme Court Decision Issued in Non-Solicitation Case
Szaferman Lakind prevailed on an appeal to the Supreme Court of New Jersey seeking to reverse a judgment against a Monmouth County accountant charged with violating a [...]
$25 Million Class Action Suit Against Credit Insurers Settled
A Superior Court Judge sitting in Mercer County approved a $25,000,000 class action settlement in the matter of Hopewell v. Standard Guaranty Insurance Company. Plaintiffs were [...]
Client Receives $200,000 Settlement in Sexual Molestation Case Against School District
Three days into a federal civil rights trial, Daniel S. Sweetser successfully obtained a $200,000 settlement for our client against a local school district. During our client’s [...]