The Cooper Firm

Reider v. Cherokee County Board of Education

Josh Reider was a baseball player at Cherokee County High School. At an unauthorized practice, the baseball coach asked the players to move some lockers. Neither the coach nor any other adult supervised the players. While transporting the lockers, Josh fell from a truck and suffered a fatal head injury. The school district claimed immunity from suit, but the firm uncovered facts supporting the Reiders' claim that the district had waived its immunity. The defendants ultimately agreed to pay the Reider family $675,000.

Cone et al. v. Schlotzsky's

The firm represented over twenty individuals who contracted hepatitis A in the spring of 1997. Through its investigation, the firm proved that they had all contracted the disease from eating contaminated food at a Schlotzsky's Deli. The cases made statewide headlines and forced the closure of the subject deli. The evidence the firm uncovered allowed us to negotiate significant confidential settlements for all of our clients.

Crine-Johnson v. ValueMark

Jennifer Crine-Johnson was a patient at ValueMark Behavioral Centers, Inc. when she was raped by one of the managers at ValueMark. We represented Ms. Crine-Johnson and sued ValueMark, alleging that they had negligently hired and retained the manager and had failed to provide adequate safety and supervision for its patients. After significant litigation, in which we defeated ValueMark's motion for summary judgment, ValueMark agreed to pay Ms. Crine-Johnson a substantial sum to compensate her for the horrific ordeal.