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Larry E Coben

Larry E Coben

March 11, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Motor Vehicle Safety: The Cloud of Pre-emption Has Been Lifted

In 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Geier v. American Honda Co. that vehicle manufacturers could not be held liable for delaying the installation of air bags for frontal crash protection, despite the fact that since 1973, government regulators had urged car companies to do so.

By Larry E. Coben

8 minute read

February 09, 2012 | New Jersey Law Journal

Understanding Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries; Design Defects That Cause Them

A look at how these injuries occur, and design considerations for reducing their severity or eliminating them entirely.

By Larry E. Coben

9 minute read

April 26, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Ending Joint and Several Liability Would Burden Litigants, Cost Taxpayers

A major legislative objective in abolishing joint and several liability is premised on the theory that each party's responsibility should depend on its so-called degree of fault.

By Larry E. Coben

6 minute read

December 10, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Representing the Catastrophically Injured, Part II: Recovering Damages

Every year, thousands of Americans are catastrophically injured or lose loved ones on our highways, on the job, and at home because of poorly designed and manufactured products, as well as corporate neglect, stemming from a mercenary mindset toward public safety.

By Larry E. Coben

10 minute read

October 08, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Representing the Catastrophically Injured, Part I

For more than 35 years, I have represented individuals catastrophically injured or killed -- locally and nationwide -- as a result of motor vehicle accidents, defectively designed motor vehicles and helmets.

By Larry E. Coben

12 minute read

November 17, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

Representing the Catastrophically Injured

There are a number of design considerations for reducing the severity of brain injuries, or eliminating them entirely.

By Larry E. Coben

8 minute read

February 15, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Law Firm Integration - A Sprint or a Marathon?

It seems like every day over the past several years, we have read of small, medium and even large law firms losing and acquiring lawyer talent through the dissolution, creation or merger of law firms, as well as the transition of skilled advocates from one firm to another.

By Larry E. Coben

7 minute read