This blog by the six-time published author Jonathan Cooper, is intended to educate the general public about issues of interest, particularly innovations and changes in the law, in the areas of non-compete agreements, breach of contract matters, school negligence (and/or negligent supervision), construction accidents, slip and/or trip and fall accidents, auto accidents, and, of course, defective or dangerous products.
For additional information on any of these topics, readers are encouraged to download these FREE e-books:
- To Compete or Not to Compete: The Definitive Insider's Guide to Non-Compete Agreements Under New York Law
- When Schools Fail to Protect Our Kids
- When You Don't Have a Written Agreement
- Why Most Accident Victims Do Not Recover the Full Value of Their Claim
- Why Are There So Few Successful Defective Products Lawsuits?
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It's True; Another Hot Coffee Case Survives DismissalYet another hot coffee case has survived dismissal, this time in New York - but not because the coffee was too hot, explains Jonathan Cooper.
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How Some Employers Are Taking Non-Competes Way Too FarA recent NY Times article highlights how some employers have taken non-compete agreements way too far, binding low-level employees from seeking better jobs.
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Teacher Manhandles 6 y.o., Only Gets 10-day SuspensionIf you were looking for the paradigm of when a school must fire a teacher, this is it. The next incident is tailor-made for a negligent retention case
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How One School Went Too Far, Invading a Student's Privacy - and PaidWhen school administrators served up detention and threatened other penalties for a student's private comments on Facebook, they went too far
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What I Like About NJ's Schools' Mandated Anti-Bullying Self-AssessmentEarlier today, it was reported that NJ's schools are now required to self-assess & report their scores on their efforts to stamp out bullying.
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Lawsuit: Teacher Not Only Allowed Bullying, But Actively ParticipatedIn a tragic story out of Texas, parents of a teen who suicided claim that the school not only ignored their complaints, but participated in bullying their son.
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Judge Slams School for Failing to Supervise Student on Class TripA judge recently chastised a school for neglecting to supervise a student on a class trip, which resulted in that student suffering terrible injuries
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NY High School Students Make Powerful Anti-Bullying VideoA number of BOCES students in upstate NY made a powerful anti-bullying video. This is a campaign that might make a difference, says Jonathan Cooper.
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Miami Dolphins' Scandal Reveals Different Paths to BullyingA fascinating piece in yesterday's NY Times reveals the starkly different paths the central figures in the Dolphins' scandal took to becoming bullies
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New Published Study Associates Adolescent Bullying With Poorer HealthA newly published study in the Pediatrics Journal confirms an association between bullying and poorer health, says NY school bullying attorney Jonathan Cooper.
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Courageous Student Confronts Teacher Who Molested Her on YouTubeAn incredibly courageous student confronted the teacher who molested her years earlier on YouTube. Schools need to do more to help these past victims of abuse.
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If True, This is How You Prove a School Negligent Hiring CaseA disturbing news story out of California seems to fit the paradigm of how you prove a negligent hiring case against a school, says NY school negligence lawyer