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04/30/2026

04/22/2026

Vehicle rollaway incidents — where a car moves with no driver at the wheel — are more common than you'd think, and the cause is often the car itself.

Modern electronic shifters, rotary dials, and push-button controls were designed to look sleek. The tradeoff is that they give drivers almost no tactile feedback about whether the vehicle is actually in park. When the same mistake happens across thousands of otherwise attentive drivers, it's worth asking whether the design is the problem — not the driver.

Our latest blog walks through how rollaway incidents happen, who may be liable, and why preserving the vehicle after an incident is one of the most important steps a victim can take.

You can find our latest blog post here: https://thecooperfirm.com/what-is-a-vehicle-rollaway-case/

04/14/2026

What happens when a products liability attorney steps into a fully autonomous vehicle?

Rebekah Cooper recently joined senior litigation reporter and Legal Speak podcast co-host Cedra Mayfield for a firsthand Waymo experience in Atlanta.

Rebekah shares her perspective on the evolving legal landscape of self-driving technology—breaking down potential claims, defenses, and what this innovation means for the future of liability.

Read more for her insights on how the law is catching up with autonomy here:

Georgia products liability attorney Rebekah Cooper talks law after riding in a self-driving Waymo rideshare in Atlanta with Law.com senior litigation reporter and Legal Speak podcast co-host Cedra Mayfield.

02/24/2026

“The difference between identifying a product defect and missing it can mean the difference between a policy-limits settlement and a multimillion-dollar recovery.”

In her latest blog, Cooper Firm paralegal Doreen Lundrigan outlines how to spot potential product liability cases early — before key evidence is repaired, discarded, or lost. From rollover crashes and equipment failures to packaging and warning defects, small details can signal a much larger claim.

The article covers practical red flags, common defect types, and the immediate preservation steps that can make or break a case.

Read Doreen's blog post here: https://thecooperfirm.com/how-to-recognize-a-product-liability-case-a-paralegals-guide/

02/23/2026

At the recent Collision Industry Conference in Palm Springs, The Cooper Firm Partner Rebekah Cooper discussed how missed calibrations, incomplete repairs, and poor documentation are increasingly central to catastrophic injury and product liability cases.

Read the full article here:

A 16-year-old driver loses control of a vehicle and strikes a tree, his side airbag doesn’t deploy, he hits his head on the B-pillar, ultimately dying from his injuries, Rebekah Cooper, The Cooper …

02/13/2026

When a vehicle or product is involved in a serious incident, evidence can disappear faster than most people realize. Repairs happen, data gets overwritten, and critical details can be lost before a case even begins.

In product liability matters, preserving the vehicle or product is often the first — and most important — step in understanding what truly happened.

In our latest blog, Cooper Firm paralegal Katrina Rowan explains why early evidence preservation matters, what can go wrong if it isn’t protected, and the steps that should be taken immediately when a defect may be involved.

At The Cooper Firm, we prioritize early action to ensure key evidence is preserved for a thorough, accurate investigation.

You can find Katrina's blog post here: https://thecooperfirm.com/the-importance-of-preserving-a-vehicle-or-product/

01/27/2026

In rollover crashes, a vehicle’s roof is designed to preserve survival space and protect occupants from serious injury. When a roof collapses inward, it’s known as roof crush—and it often signals a design or manufacturing defect, not merely the severity of the crash.

Inadequate roof strength can cause a roof to deform far beyond what should occur in a survivable collision. When that happens, the consequences are often catastrophic, including traumatic brain injury, spinal cord damage, and fatal head or neck trauma.

Roof-crush cases are not about unavoidable accidents. They are about engineering choices, safety priorities, and accountability when a vehicle fails to perform as intended under foreseeable conditions.

If you suspect your client’s crash may involve roof crush or a defective roof structure, contact The Cooper Firm today to discuss a potential product liability claim. Early evaluation can be critical to preserving evidence, identifying defects, and determining liability.

01/26/2026

Last week, Rebekah Cooper spoke at the Collision Industry Conference in Palm Springs as part of The Industry Experiment, discussing her work in automotive product liability and advanced vehicle safety technologies.

Rebekah discussed the evolving landscape of product liability, how emerging vehicle technologies reshape accountability, and how negligent vehicle repairs lead to dangerous scenarios for consumers.

Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) Executive Director Aaron Schulenburg and Rebekah Cooper, partner at The Cooper Firm, discuss automotive product liability and ADAS today at the Collision Industry Conference (CIC). “If you’re not an ADAS expert, get one involved,” Cooper said. She...

01/20/2026

A Driver Assistance System failure occurs when a vehicle’s automated safety features — such as adaptive cruise control, lane-keeping assist, automatic emergency braking, or blind-spot monitoring — malfunction or fail to respond as intended.

These systems are designed to help prevent accidents, not cause them. When they fail, the result can be a collision the driver could not reasonably avoid. Such failures may stem from defective design, faulty sensors, software errors, or improper calibration — raising serious product-liability concerns rather than driver error.

If you suspect your client’s accident may have involved a Driver Assistance System failure or malfunction, contact The Cooper Firm for a no-obligation consultation.

01/07/2026

Airbags are a critical component of a vehicle’s supplemental restraint system, designed to work in conjunction with seat belts to help protect occupants during a crash.

When an airbag deploys with excessive force, deploys unexpectedly, or fails to deploy when required, the resulting injuries can be severe. Investigating these cases requires a detailed analysis of vehicle sensor data, the airbag control module, and the electronic control unit to determine how the system performed.

The Cooper Firm evaluates airbag system design, performance, and electronic data to assess whether a defect contributed to the outcome of a crash.

If your case involves concerns about airbag deployment or airbag-related injuries, contact The Cooper Firm to review the claim.