Archives for: January 22nd, 2018
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on January 22, 2018
In October 2017, The New York Times published an article detailing film producer Harvey Weinstein’s harassment of Hollywood actresses. After that initial story broke out, the floodgates opened. Sexual harassment in the workplace became a hot button topic all over the world, sparking discussions and think pieces galore. But it’s not just sexual harassment– bullying […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on January 12, 2018
Is “tort law” simply “personal injury”? In context, yes. Literally, however, the word “tort” derives from the Latin “tortus,” which means wrong. A tort is the civil wrong inflicted on one person by another entity, be it person or business. A civil wrong is not quite at the level of an actual crime. This means compensation in […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on January 3, 2018
Medical malpractice occurs when a medical professional fails to perform their job to the best of their abilities and causes harm. Most of the time, medical negligence can be used as a synonym for medical malpractice. However, in legal terms, medical negligence is a property of medical malpractice. In fact, medical negligence is often the […]