Category: Medical Malpractice
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 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 […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on March 14, 2016
According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), medical negligence is the third leading cause of death in the United States, right behind heart disease and cancer. This statistic is alarming and significant, especially given that every person who is treated by some type of medical care provider is at risk. Most of […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on February 22, 2016
Dental malpractice is often the result of improper care or negligence by a dental surgeon. In order to file a dental malpractice lawsuit, you must have evidence that shows that you have suffered serious injuries, pain and suffering as the result of this malpractice. Many cases of dental malpractice include improper teeth extraction, errors during […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on January 20, 2016
According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, there were close to 16 million cosmetic procedures performed last year in the United States. This statistic includes procedures ranging from minimally-invasive to surgical cases. With growing public acceptance and accessibility, plastic surgery is more common than ever before. For those considering undergoing some type of reconstructive […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on January 8, 2016
Wrongful death cases involve a person dying due to circumstances which may be unintentional or intentional. The surviving members of the victim’s family have the ability to sue for wrongful death within a certain amount of time. In order to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit, there must be the death of a human, with some […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on May 25, 2015
Louisville, KY. (PRLEAP.COM) Louisville personal injury attorney Hal Friedman of Cooper & Friedman Attorneys at Law recently authored an article in The Advocate, a publication of the Kentucky Justice Association. The article, titled “The So-Called ‘Independent’ Medical Examination in Motor Vehicle Cases – Turning the Table on the Defense Examiner,” provides an interesting overview of Mr. […]
