Cooper and Friedman is continally striving to keep our clients and the community up-to-date with legal issues that may affect them. We also enjoy sharing any developments at our law firm. Check out our blog below for the latest news and info, including articles that address topics relevant to our practice areas including personal injury law, car accidents and workers compensation.
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on October 29, 2015
Depending on your career, the workplace can be quite dangerous. Thousands of employees across the U.S. are at serious risk of injury every day while on the job. In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), in 2014 approximately 4,619 U.S. workers were killed on the job. This […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on October 26, 2015
What is Workers’ Compensation? Workers’ compensation is an insurance program paid for by employers in order to protect employees from the negative consequences of on-the-job injuries. Workers’ compensation provides employees with a variety of benefits (including medical, rehab and income) if an employee is injured while working. Though the type of insurance and injury sustained […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on October 19, 2015
Police officers can sometimes be intimidating, especially for drivers getting pulled over. Acting in a responsible manner and treating officers with respect will go a long way, even if you are pulled over for a minor infraction. When a police officer signals you to pull over on the side of the road, it is important that you […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on October 8, 2015
It’s Monday morning and you are rushing to get to work by 8 a.m. After oversleeping and forgetting to brush your teeth, the morning is already making you want to crawl back in bed. You are one stoplight away from turning into your office parking lot, when all of the sudden your car propels forward […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on September 30, 2015
According to Dictionary.com, the term “discrimination” can be defined as “any unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.” In recent years, our understanding of discrimination has expanded to include a much broader definition. Discrimination happens in many different realms including work, business, […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on September 24, 2015
A pedestrian can become the victim of a car accident at any point while walking on or near the road. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported in 2009 that more than 4,000 pedestrians were killed in motor vehicle crashes. With more than 59,000 injuries reported that year as well, this should be a […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on September 14, 2015
Nursing home abuse and neglect can come in many forms and patterns. In 2000, the National Center on Elder Abuse reported that of the 2,000 nursing home residents being studied, 44 percent had been abused in some way. Of those who had been abused, 95 percent reported that they had been neglected while at a […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on September 1, 2015
According to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration, every month three out of four drivers wash their cars. Yet during this same period, only one out of seven correctly check their tire pressure. This means that only 15 percent of all car drivers follow correct tire protocol. This may seem like a minuscule task […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on August 24, 2015
A man’s best friend may be his dog, but sometimes these friends can bite back. Dog bites account for 4.5 million injuries in America each year. About half of these bites affect children five to nine years of age. From that number, about one out of five or 20 percent of these bites cause a […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on August 17, 2015
On Saturday, August 15, 2015, Cooper and Friedman Attorneys at Law sponsored and participated in the 14th annual Double Bogey Invitational. This golf tournament was held at the Golf Club of Dublin in Dublin, Ohio, to raise money for the Families for a Cure non-profit organization. This non-profit organization, co-founded by Eric Friedman, brother of Hal […]
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