Category: Personal Injury
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on September 28, 2016
For many Kentucky teens, their 16th birthday is the most coveted and special day of their future. This is the day where teens are legally eligible to take the permit test. This is a major step towards obtaining a driver’s license. The permit test consists of 40 questions. Thirty of these questions concern rules of the road and […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on September 12, 2016
Environmental contamination is a serious issue across the U.S. Toxic chemicals put people and animals at great risk for serious health problems. Environmental toxins are thought to contribute to serious increased rates of cancer, organ failure, developmental problems, and much more. In the State of Kentucky, the Energy and Environment Cabinet includes three departments that work together […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on August 23, 2016
Truck accident safety is a serious concern for passengers and drivers alike. Large trucks were involved in more than 3,660 deaths that occurred last year on the United States roadways, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Trucks weigh 20 to 30 times as much as typical passenger cars, making smaller vehicles larger targets […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on August 19, 2016
Regardless of where you live, every state in the U.S. requires drivers to purchase car insurance. While the type of coverage may vary state-to-state, this initiative, which started in its most simple form back in 1927, is focused on reducing the number of uninsured drivers across the country. As Louisville car accident attorneys practicing throughout […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on July 27, 2016
Truck accidents can be very serious like the one that severely injured comedian Tracey Morgan and killed his friend and colleague James McNair (also known as Jimmy Mack). And the majority of deaths that happen due to truck accidents involve people traveling in passenger cars and other vehicles. If you’re ever the victim of a […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on July 8, 2016
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission defines pregnancy discrimination as the act of “treating a woman (an applicant or employee) unfavorably because of pregnancy, childbirth or a medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth.” The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) was created in 1978 to protect women from being discriminated against in any aspect of […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on June 17, 2016
Slip and fall cases can affect a person’s health, professional life and quality of life. And according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, floors and flooring materials contribute directly to more than two million fall injuries every single year. With over 45 combined years of experience practicing personal injury law, Mike Cooper and Hal Friedman […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on June 1, 2016
As personal injury attorneys serving the Louisville, Kentucky-area since 1991, we’ve seen a lot of serious and even life-threatening injuries over the years. And this includes head injuries like Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy or CTE. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy is a fast-moving, degenerative disease that occurs in individuals that have sustained a serious head injury. This disease used to […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on May 26, 2016
Accidents and injuries happen to all of us at some point in time. While minor accidents are just a part of life, as Louisville injury lawyers, we realize how more serious accidents can literally change your life forever in a fraction of a second. As Louisville injury lawyers with decades of experience working in personal injury […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on May 13, 2016
Even with current advancements in medicine, mistakes still happen. And sometimes these errors lead to life and death situations for patients. In fact, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association, as many as 225,000 men and women die each year due in part to medical mistakes, and far more suffer injuries ranging from […]