Yesterday’s tragic bus crash in Syracuse has been the focus of nationwide news coverage, including our blog entries entitled Syracuse Tour Bus Accident Involving CSX Train Bridge Causes Injury To Dozens, and Syracuse Bus Crash Lawyers Review New York CSX Bridge Accident In Onondaga, as well as a press release…
At 2:30 a.m. this morning, a double-decker bus heading from Philadelphia to Toronto, with stops in Syracuse, New York, and Buffalo, crashed into a CSX railroad bridge located over County Route 370, also known as the Onondaga Lake Parkway. The Syracuse bus crash caused the death of four passengers. Several…
Early this morning the passengers of a Megabus tour bus headed from Philadelphia to Toronto, with scheduled stops in Syracuse, New York and Buffalo, were injured in yet another accident involving the low-clearance train bridge that crosses over Onondaga Lake Parkway. According to the Syracuse roadway accident lawyers at Bottar…
Contrary to what you see on television or hear on the radio, not all accidents involving a car and bicycle can be blamed on the driver of the car. According to Syracuse accident lawyer Michael A. Bottar, Esq., you cannot sue a car driver for personal injury just because there…
Syracuse work injury lawyer Anthony S. Bottar, Esq., was consulted on Friday by the Binghamton Sun in connection with the June 3 Binghamton New York scaffolding collapse. News reports indicate that a subcontractor hired by Apple Roofing erected the scaffolding on Binghamton University property. That scaffolding failed and several workers…
A scaffolding erected in Binghamton on June 2, 2010 collapsed yesterday, the first day it was put into use. The scaffolding, which was built alongside a dormitory as part of a multi-million dollar construction project underway at Binghamton University, was intended to be used to elevate construction workers assigned to…
Earlier today, a scaffolding collapsed in Binghamton. Several Syracuse roofers were injured. Pursuant to the New York State Labor Laws, namely section 240(2), all “scaffolding” or “staging” more than twenty feet above the ground must be equipped with a safety rail or suitable material properly attached, bolted, braced, or otherwise…
Johnson & Johnson and McNeil Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer(s) of several well-known over-the-counter (OTC) children’s medications, recently recalled several lots of Infants’ Tylenol, Children’s Tylenol, Children’s Motrin, Children’s Zyrtec and Children’s Benadryl. According to the company, some of the medicines being recalled “may contain a higher concentration of active ingredient than…
The departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs recently announced that they are investing additional resources into research, prevention, early detection, outreach and treatment for concussions, post-concussion syndrome and traumatic brain injuries. The goal is to provide better care for service members and veterans suffering from a traumatic brain injury or…
Nearly 80 Central New York employers received a letter this week from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration because of high rates of workplace injuries or illnesses. According to Syracuse New York workplace injury lawyers Bottar Law, PLLC, the letters are intended to notify employers to take action to protect…