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  • News
    September 18, 2026

    Limited Tort, Unlimited Impact: Frank Love uses TikTok Video to Defeat $2 Million Injury Claim

    Frank Love secured another defense verdict in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, successfully defending Zarwin Baum’s client, a rideshare driver, at trial in a rear-end motor vehicle accident lawsuit before the Honorable Lucretia Clemons.  Despite conceding negligence because his client rear-ended the Plaintiff’s vehicle at a stop light, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Plaintiff on liability but ...
  • News
    August 21, 2026

    New Jersey Court Holds Ride-Share Carriers Liable for Pedestrian Impact

    New Jersey’s Appellate Division recently rendered an opinion in Lamar Boone v. Unsatisfied Claim and Judgment Fund, et al., ultimately holding that an insurer is obligated to include uninsured pedestrian PIP coverage benefits in all Transportation Network Company (TNC) liability insurance policies issued in the state to a TNC, and covering a personal vehicle pursuant to N.J.S.A. 17:28-1.3.  In Boone, the Plaintiff was ...
  • News
    August 20, 2026

    Leona Mogavero and Mitchell S. Kaplan Recognized in the 2027 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®

    Zarwin Baum is proud to announce that Leona Mogavero and Mitchell S. Kaplan have been selected for inclusion in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, a distinction that reflects the respect and confidence they have earned from their peers in the legal profession. Leona Mogavero was recognized in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and has been included in Best Lawyers® ...
  • News
    August 20, 2026

    Theodore M. Schaer Named 2027 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” for Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants in Philadelphia

    Theodore M. Schaer Named 2027 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” for Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants in Philadelphia Zarwin Baum is proud to announce that Theodore M. Schaer has been recognized as the 2027 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Philadelphia for Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants. This prestigious distinction is awarded to a single attorney in each practice area and geographic ...
  • News
    August 19, 2026

    Chelsea Abrams Secures Pre-Answer Dismissal on $1 Million Breach of Contract Case

    On July 28, 2026, Chelsea P. Abrams, a Shareholder in Zarwin’s Commercial Litigation Department, secured pre-answer dismissal of a more than $1.1 million breach of contract case filed in the United States District Court of the Eastern District of Wisconsin by a global consulting firm against Zarwin’s client, a local community bank serving primarily customers in New Jersey and the Philadelphia area.  In dismissing ...