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How Do I Know If a Product is Defective? If a product is involved in the process of an injury or a death, there needs to be an investigation to determine if that product was defective. When people come to us with their case, the first thing we do is we listen. What happened? What do we know?…

NHTSA Investigates Ford Explorer Exhaust Leaks In July 2016, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) began investigating 2011-2015 Ford Explorers after 154 complaints were made regarding exhaust fume leaks inside the vehicles. Drivers noticed a distinct sulfur-like smell inside the car that caused concern about exposure to carbon-monoxide. One reported instance led to a…

How Do I Know If a Defective Tire Caused My Crash? Over the past 26 years Lance Cooper has developed a particular expertise in tire defect cases. He handled his first tire defect case back in 1992 and has been passionate about this safety issue ever since. Defective tire cases are different because there is a lot that…

Plaintiffs Powerhouse Beasley Allen Makes a Bet on Atlanta by Meredith Hobbs Excerpt (Daily Report printed 2.8.17) High-profile plaintiffs firm Beasley Allen has opened an Atlanta office, the first outside of its Alabama base. Beasley Allen, founded in 1979, works on big cases all over the country, but its 75 lawyers have all been based…

What If I Am Hurt By A Recalled Product? If a person has been hurt by a recalled product, the only question that we need to really answer at that point, because we know the product is defective,  is whether that specific defect caused their injury. When people come to us who have been, or…

If a crash is my fault, do I need a personal injury lawyer? Oftentimes we’ll get calls from clients where they were the driver in a vehicle that resulted in a crash and were injured as result. Other times, the crash resulted in the injury or death of a passenger. The question that client has is,…

Why Should I Hire The Cooper Firm? Clients who have a case involving catastrophic injury or wrongful death should hire The Cooper Firm because we are committed to relentlessly pursue justice on behalf of every one of our clients. That’s not just a slogan. It means something to all of us at The Cooper Firm. Relentless…

If I hire a personal injury lawyer, what will be expected of me? Oftentimes when people hire a personal injury lawyer,  they want to know what is needed of them. The companies and individuals we sue have endless resources amounting to hundreds, thousands, and hundreds of thousands of dollars. We represent regular kinds of folks,…

  How do I report an unsafe product? Reporting an unsafe product is very important. The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission compiles these reports and uses them when investigating whether a product should be recalled. In those instances, your experience is often not uncommon and might eventually be traced back to a manufacturer’s negligence. Without…

Another loss for Johnson & Johnson Talc Powder In October, Johnson & Johnson faced another failed lawsuit over claims their talc powder causes ovarian cancer. The jury ruled in favor of a California woman, diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2012, who was suing Johnson & Johnson for negligent conduct in the making and marketing of…

5 Safety Tips for Deep Frying a Turkey Are you planning on deep frying a turkey this week? Thanksgiving Day is almost upon us and the most popular way to cook a turkey is also the most dangerous. According the U.S. Fire Association (USFA), Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires and deep…

Lawsuit Filed for Rolling Jeep Cherokee The Cooper Firm recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of an individual who sustained injuries from a rolling 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee. In the case, our client thought they had placed the gear shift in park before exiting the vehicle. This confusion with the gear shift is the subject a…