“Cooper Elliott’s reputation precedes it. No firm in Central Ohio instills more confidence in its clients and more doubt in its adversaries. The Cooper Elliott attorneys are the utmost legal professionals; their judgment, instincts, work ethic, research/analytical abilities, people skills, tenacity, creativity, fairness, and fearlessness would serve any business or personal interests well.”
Our Results Speak for Themselves
Wrongful Death and Serious Injury
- $117.5 Million Settlementfor plant explosion. Process occurred over 2 years and involved potential first party bad faith claims.
- $12 Million Settlementrecovered for wrongful death caused by hazing.
- $9 Million Settlementfor stolen assets facilitated by negligent business practices.
- $3 Million Injury Settlementsettled claims involving injury to a party guest who was encouraged to dive into a swimming pool.
- $2,607,000 Jury Verdictfor the family of a patient whose doctor failed to provide proper care for her at Mount Carmel.
- $2.7 Million Settlementfor a spinal cord injury caused by excessive use of force by police.
- $1.7 Million Jury Verdictaward plus attorney fees for the family of a motorcyclist killed by a careless tractor-trailer driver.
- $1.7 Million Settlementfor a high school student’s death arising out of a car accident.
- $1.3 Million Settlementfor a woman who suffered leg injuries and loss of income caused by a car crash.
- $1.1 Million Settlementfor shoulder dystocia injury at birth due to the obstetrician’s negligence.
- $1 Million Settlementfor the estate of a tow truck operator who was struck and killed while helping a stranded motorist.
- $1 Million Settlementfor a motorcyclist who suffered injuries caused when a car pulled in front of him.
- $950,000 Jury Verdictagainst a surgeon who botched a shoulder surgery, severing and failing to repair the spinal accessory nerve.
- $775,000 Jury Verdictfor a woman whose foot was crushed in a car crash.
- $650,000 Settlementfor man who was injured when tractor-trailer illegally changed lanes, pushing him into oncoming traffic.
- $650,000 Settlementfor injuries to a patient caused by inattentive nurses.
- $635,000 Settlementfor a young girl injured at a daycare facility.
- $630,000 Settlementfor a child’s death caused when a poorly maintained porch collapsed.
- $625,000 Settlementfor injuries to a patient caused by inattentive nurses.
- $565,000 Settlementfor failure to properly diagnose and treat a patient following coronary bypass surgery.
- $290,000 Settlementfor injuries caused by a Ross County officer’s excessive force.
- $225,000 Settlementfor scars to a young boy’s face caused by a vicious dog.
Malpractice
- $2,607,000 Jury Verdictfor the family of a patient whose doctor failed to provide proper care for her at Mount Carmel.
- $950,000 Jury Verdictagainst a surgeon who botched a shoulder surgery, severing and failing to repair the spinal accessory nerve.
- $641,000 Jury Verdictfor a man wrongly convicted due to attorney malpractice.
- $625,000 Settlementfor injuries to a patient caused by inattentive nurses.
- $565,000 Settlementfor failure to properly diagnose and treat a patient following coronary bypass surgery.
- Confidential Settlementfor the family of a woman whose doctor failed to treat her stroke.
- Confidential Settlementfor a man injured during negligently performed implant procedure leading to amputated limb.
- Confidential Settlementfor the loss of intellectual property due to a law firm’s negligence.
- Confidential Settlementfor an immigrant due to negligence by his former immigration attorney.
- Confidential Settlementfor a client whose criminal conviction was caused by legal malpractice.
- Confidential Settlementfor the family of a resident whose death was caused by nursing home negligence.
- Confidential Settlementfor a patient whose dentist failed to timely diagnose and treat a tumor.
Business Litigation
- $117 Million Settlementfor plant explosion settlement. Process occurred over 2 years and involved potential first party bad faith claims.
- $4.4 Million Jury Verdictfor breach of contract and business interference.
- $3.5 Million Jury Verdictfor breach of a contract to sell real estate for development.
- $2.7 Million Jury Verdictfor business owners defrauded in the sale of their business.
- $2.3 Million Settlementfor an individual wrongly deprived of royalties.
- $1.1 Million Arbitration awardachieved in ownership dispute.
- $980,000 Settlementfor breach of fiduciary duty and business interference dispute.
- $900,000 Settlementfor a business whose property was stolen due to another business’s failure to provide adequate security.
- $706,000 Arbitration awardfor franchisee in business dispute.
- $476,000 Jury Verdictfor a company whose former employee wrongfully used confidential materials in setting up a competing company.
- $450,000 Settlementfor an auto dealership against the franchisor.
- $180,000 Jury Verdictfor a business owner against his partner in a breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duties case.
- $140,000 Jury Verdictfor a business owner cheated out of a deal.
Civil Rights and Employment
- $10.5 Million Verdictcase involving discrimination of a transgender job applicant and the wrongful termination of the company HR employee who offered the transgender individual employment.
- $2.7 Million Settlementfor injuries caused by excessive use of force by police officers.
- $1.25 Million Settlementfor an executive defamed by his employer.
- $900,000 Settlementfor a family subjected to racially discriminatory treatment by a school district.
- $850,000 Settlementfor a female employee sexually harassed by her male employer.
- $651,000 Jury Verdictfor a deputy sheriff who suffered injuries when a prison doctor failed to warn that a prisoner who was being transported might be faking paralysis.
- $638,000 Arbitrationfor a CEO who was terminated without cause.
- $623,000 Jury Verdictfor a woman who was sexually assaulted.
- $495,000 Settlementfor women who blew the whistle on the Ohio Attorney General, resulting in his resignation.
- $458,000 Jury Verdictaward plus attorney fees for a woman wrongfully arrested by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
- $160,000 Arbitrationaward to a victim of sex discrimination.
- $150,000 Settlementfor an employee whose employer failed to pay her commissions.
- $138,000 Settlementfor a victim of race discrimination.
- $137,500 Settlementfor inadequate medical care by a jail.
- $100,000 Settlementfor a motorist who was wrongfully shot by police.
- Confidential Settlementfor sex discrimination of female physician.
- Confidential Settlementfor physician subjected to handicap discrimination and retaliation.
- Confidential Settlementfor violation of a female student’s privacy by a teacher.
- Confidential Settlementfor multiple victims of abuse by teacher.
- Confidential Settlementfor a student abused by a teacher.
- Confidential Settlementfor the victim of a sexual assault by her co-worker.
- Confidential Settlementfor an African immigrant who experienced racial discrimination at work.
- Confidential Settlementfor an inmate who was beaten by corrections officers.
- Confidential Settlementfor our client and against The Ohio State University that included an order preventing the University from our and her service dog from a sorority house.
Consumer and Class Action
- $3.1 Million Settlementfor 10,500 Ohioans whose credit information was misused by TransUnion Corp.
- $2.2 Million Settlementfor consumers against an insurance company that improperly charged premiums without first obtaining approval from the Ohio Department of Insurance.
- $1.2 Million Settlementfor investors defrauded in a viatical insurance investment scheme.
- $1 Million SettlementHelping to recover 100 million dollars in insurance proceeds involving a chemical plant explosion.
- $300,000 Jury Verdictfor a homeowner with a defectively-constructed basement.
- Confidential Settlementfor multiple trucking companies cheated through a fuel rebate scheme.
- Confidential Settlementfor truck drivers defrauded by a rewards program.
- Confidential Settlementfor multiple patients with defective hip implants.
- Confidential Settlementfor the family of a man killed in a fire caused by a defective home appliance.
Abuse
- Confidential Settlementfor a boy who was sexually assaulted at a school event.
- Confidential Settlementlicense suspension for the sexual abuse of a patient.
- Confidential Settlementpolicy changes for the abuse of three students in the Olentangy School District.
- Confidential Settlementfor several young men who were repeatedly abused by a minister.
- Confidential Settlementfor the sexual abuse of a dance student at Columbus Dance Theatre.
- Confidential Settlementfor the sexual abuse of a student at West Muskingum Local School District.
Read about our client success stories
Expanded Legislation in Wrongful Conviction Leads to Exonerees’ Justice
One School’s Negligence Perpetuates Teacher Misconduct
Reclaiming One Man’s Future through Shareholder Dispute Resolution
Ohio Civil Litigation Attorneys Act Quickly to Fight Disability Discrimination
Fighting Legal Malpractice for Immigration Justice
A Daycare’s Disregard for Safety Forever Changes a Little Girl’s Life
Restoring a Young Girl’s Future After a Disfiguring Dog Attack
An Uninsured Auto Dealer Is Held Accountable for Personal Injury
Cooper Elliott Partners with the Brady Center, Leading to Sweeping Policy Changes for a Major Gun Retailer.
Ohio Wrongful Death Attorneys Protect a Widow’s Claim and Dignity
