Practice Areas

Since most of us use a medical device or pharmaceutical drug to better our lives, when we later find out that drug or device is defective or dangerous, and causes injury, we are left to deal with the consequences. The Cohen & Malad, LLP attorneys represent those who have been injured, whether from a dangerous drug or a defective medical device. Product liability claims are usually based on defective manufacturing, defective design, or defective marketing. To prove a claim, an injured person must show that he or she was injured, that the medical device or drug was defectively manufactured, designed or marketed, and that the defect caused the injury or injuries. In some cases, if the patient was clearly told of the risks, then decided those risks were worth taking, the recovery chances might not be high, however if the patient was unaware of the risks—particularly if it is found the manufacturer was aware of the risks and chose not to reveal them—the recovery chances could be much higher. These types of legal and medical issues are complex and require the services of an experienced attorney—a Cohen & Malad, LLP attorney.

Every year, thousands and thousands of people are victims of personal injury accidents. These personal injury accidents can relate to defective products, dangerous drugs, unsafe medical devices, car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents and many other types of personal injury. The injuries suffered by those who have experienced a personal injury can include lost wages, mountains of medical expenses, and property damages. These unfortunate victims of the negligence, recklessness or carelessness of another person or entity must then deal with indifferent insurance companies and are often left in an extremely vulnerable position. An accident can happen so quickly, that one minute you are going about your normal daily life, and the next minute everything has changed, and your future looks uncertain. The Indianapolis personal injury attorneys at Cohen & Malad, LLP, will fight hard for your rights, ensuring you receive an equitable settlement for your injuries.

Our Class Action Practice Group is committed to obtaining recoveries for large numbers of consumers in cases that are simply not large enough or are expected to be difficult to litigate individually. There are many different types of class action lawsuits, including antitrust class actions, bank overdraft fee claims, privacy policy claims, environmental claims, human rights issues, payday loan claims, healthcare and insurance litigation, wage and hour violations, and securities and investment fraud. When there are a large number of plaintiffs who all have the same type of injury or essentially the same claim, a class action lawsuit can render a single, much more efficient lawsuit. Cohen & Malad, LLP has obtained numerous multimillion-dollar recoveries in statewide, nationwide, and international class actions.

Eminent domain refers to the government’s right to take private property for public use without the consent of the owner—but with compensation to the owner. Unfortunately, far too many landowners are poorly compensated for their property, despite the fact that, under our Constitution, the government is prohibited from seizing private property for public use without equitable compensation. Typically, the agency looking to condemn a property, or take the property under eminent domain, will take the most expedient, least expensive path to acquiring a private citizen’s property. The Cohen & Malad, LLP attorneys represent those who need help with eminent domain or condemnation issues related to family homes, farms, apartment buildings, shopping centers, undeveloped land, convenience stores and even leased property. You could be entitled to damages to the remainder of your property following a condemnation (severance damages), the fair market value of your property, any improvements to your property, including equipment or fixtures, relocation damages, and damages associated with pre-condemnation. Contact Cohen & Malad, LLP to have an experienced eminent domain/condemnation attorney by your side.

Physicians are required to meet all applicable standard of care when treating a patient. This refers to the attention another reasonable physician would have given the patient under similar circumstances. Although mistakes happen, a medical malpractice claim involves a claim against a doctor, dentist, hospital, nurse, nursing home employee, or other health care providers who did not follow the reasonable care standards. Health care providers who violate patient safety rules, resulting in injury to the patient, must answer for such a violation. Damages for medical malpractice claims can include compensation for medical expenses, pain and suffering, emotional distress, disability, lost wages, future lost earnings, the inability of the patient to function normally, and disfigurement and deformity. The Cohen & Malad, LLP attorneys have been litigating medical malpractice cases for more than three decades; we have the experience and resources to fight for your rights and secure the compensation you deserve.

At Cohen & Malad, LLP, we believe family is worth fighting for. Whether you are facing a complex interstate custody battle, a multimillion-dollar divorce, or a more routine family law issue, we can help. We understand the stressful nature of family law issues, whether you are facing a divorce, deciding parenting time, dealing with child or spousal support issues, going through a contentious custody battle, dividing assets, or any other family law issues, from the simple to the extremely complex. The Cohen & Malad, LLP attorneys always listen carefully to our family law clients because we want to fully understand their goals, then help make those goals a reality. If you are facing a family law issue, do not try to handle it on your own—call the Cohen & Malad, LLP attorneys today.

Having the “right” people on your business team is vitally important, whether suppliers, customers, vendors or employees. When you must manage all these business relationships, there are bound to be legal issues which arise from time to time. The experienced Cohen & Malad, LLP business attorneys will do what they can to keep you out of court whenever possible, however, have extensive litigation experience when necessary. Our attorneys deal with contract disputes, business break-ups, real estate business issues, employment problems, non-compete agreements, financial fraud, other business torts, trade secrets, construction disputes, appeals, insurance coverage, unfair competition, governmental and administrative action and antitrust issues. We routinely handle all matters of commercial law which could potentially affect your business and believe you deserve to have these business legal issues resolved as quickly as possible so you can focus on growing your business.

Perhaps you are doing your best to hold on to a legal victory, or perhaps you believe the outcome of your legal issue was not a fair one. Either way, the Cohen & Malad, LLP attorneys can file an appeal on your behalf. It is important to know that the deadline to appeal in most courts is extremely short—thirty days or less. The appellate arena can be a complex, difficult legal area. Our Indianapolis attorneys have more than six decades of combined appellate experience, handling more than 130 appeals.

The Cohen & Malad, LLP attorneys provide services to local and national lenders as well as businesses and individuals in the areas of foreclosures, REO, real estate sales, mergers, sales and acquisitions, lender workouts, buy-sell agreements, collections, finance and business formations. We also handle real estate-related disputes including contracts, eminent domain, liens, boundaries and other similar disputes. If you have a commercial real estate legal issue, or an issue with business litigation, the Cohen & Malad, LLP attorneys want to help you. Our extensive knowledge and experience in these areas make us the go-to law firm in the Indianapolis area.