We’ve talked before about how pain and its impact can be experienced differently, and be farther reaching for injured children and their families. As Ohio personal injury attorneys, it’s our job not only to understand the tactical legal implications of cases involving someone as vulnerable as a child, but also to responsibly and sensitively obtain …
The thought of a serious or tragic accident involving children is a grim one, and dealing with the real-life consequences is downright sorrowful. Over the years, we’ve gained valuable insight into how to approach cases involving child victims with special care and consideration. As Ohio personal injury attorneys, we intimately understand the extensive and often …
Few things in life are more joyous than the arrival of a healthy newborn baby. But that feeling of joy quickly dissipates when parents learn the awaited day of birth will never arrive. In this case, our clients experienced that grief firsthand. Their despair was only compounded when they learned there was evidence—strong evidence—that the …
It’s a suspenseful moment. The jury members file into the jurors’ box. The judge asks the defendant to rise. and then the jury’s foreman reads the verdict. The revelation of the jury’s verdict has been a staple of television courtroom dramas from “Perry Mason” to “Law & Order.” It can make for gripping television. But …
The law is a tool. As with any tool, you use it to fix what is broken or to maintain what is working (i.e., to secure justice). and as with any tool, the law can be used in the “wrong” way. A clever, unscrupulous party can apply the law in ways not intended, thereby doing harm …
As Ohio civil litigation attorneys, our focus is always on one thing: to help our clients find justice and hold the wrongdoers accountable. That means taking the time to understand our clients’ point of view and the extent of their pain. It means digging for the facts and going beyond the obvious to uncover what’s critical. …
In a personal injury or wrongful death case, the jury must understand the difference between what happened and what should have happened in order to deliver a just verdict. It’s our job to make sure jurors understand the evidence so they can sort out the truth about a case. Our success hinges on establishing a …
Columbus, Ohio – Ohio civil litigation firm Cooper & Elliott is pleased to announce that Barton “Bart” Keyes has been admitted to the firm’s partnership. Mr. Keyes joined Cooper & Elliott in December 2011 and has since been practicing in matters of wrongful death, civil rights violations, personal injury, medical malpractice, and business litigation. According …
When beginning the process of buying a car, you go in with an idea of what you want and what is available. You research makes and models and learn about what they offer—you might even visit a dealership and do test drives. “Shopping” for an attorney is more complex. You don’t really know what “features” …
The death of a small child is a tragedy no family should have to endure. But sometimes it happens, and the family members must carry the grief with them for the rest of their lives. In a wrongful death case, a family sues the party responsible for the death of their loved one. If during …
You seek the services of professionals—whether they might be accountants, consultants or even Ohio medical malpractice attorneys—because they have three things you need: expertise in their field the skill to use that expertise effectively the judgment to do what’s right, and what’s best for their clients The same is true when you go to a …
We have tried many personal injury and wrongful death cases over the years, and there have been plenty of instances where we’ve asked medical experts to testify about what did or didn’t happen to the plaintiff. Jurors have enough information to process throughout a trial as it is, and expecting them to comprehend in just …
