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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Va. Legislature Defines Bullying for Schools. Will it Help?Long Island, NY school bullying attorney Jonathan Cooper discusses a recent initiative by the Va. legislature to curb bullying.
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ACLU Sues After School Teacher Calls Student's Religion "Stupid"The ACLU recently used a Bible Belt school after a 6th grade teacher repeatedly denigrated a student's Buddhist religion as "stupid."
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Part I Proposal to Stop School Bullying: IncentivesNew York school bullying attorney Jonathan Cooper issues Part I of his proposal to stem school bullying: offering incentives to students and the schools
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Study of NY Teens Shows Why New Anti-Bullying Laws Will FailA recent article demonstrates how and why the anti-bullying laws fall well short of the mark, explains NY school bullying lawyer Jonathan Cooper
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Teen Expelled from Texas H.S. - Because She Reported Being RapedThis is outrageous. After being raped, a Texas high school girl reported the incident. The school responded by expelling her for public lewdness.
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How One School Bullying Settlement Tells You the Case Was WeakSometimes, the terms of a settlement can tell you a great deal about the strength (or the lack thereof) of a case, explains NY negligence lawyer Jonathan Cooper
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One New School Anti-Bullying Measure With Some PromiseSouth Carolina recently introduced some new legislation that actually offers some promise in the effort to curb bullying at school, explains Jonathan Cooper.
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Why Eliminating Cell Phones Won't Solve School BullyingAt a recent seminar, a police officer recommended banning teens from cell phones that text or use social media to curb bullying. His suggestion won't work.
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NY Appeals Court: Dog Owner Not Liable for Interference With BicyclistIn a decision that was handed down on December 5, an upstate appeals court upheld the dismissal of a negligence action by a bicyclist against a dog owner.
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One Sure-Fire Way a NY School May Be Held Negligent: Missing StudentsLosing track of a student that is in its charge is one sure-fire way that a school can be deemed negligent under New York law, explains attorney Jonathan Cooper
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One Reason Why Proving School Negligence in New York is So ToughProving a school was negligent, and therefore liable for a student's injuries due to a dangerous or defective conditions is challenging, explains Jonathan Cooper
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Gutter Cleaning Not Covered By Labor Law 240(1), Says NY Appeals CourtAs noted by a recent appellate court decision, not all types of commercial cleaning are covered by NY's Labor Law worker safety statutes.