An M&T truck driver was critically injured yesterday when a tractor trailer tire burst and struck him in the face and head. According to the Watertown Daily Times, the driver was waiting at the M&T garage while a mechanic filled the tire to 120 pounds and, following OSHA guidelines, placed…
A Syracuse woman has filed a product liability lawsuit against Mentor Corporation, the manufacturer of ObTape – intended to combat stress urinary incontinence. Her doctor suggested that she undergo a simple procedure to plug the leak by surgically inserting a “sling” under her urethra. After the procedure, the leakage stopped.…
An unidentified youth was injured on Sunday while operating an ATV at the Utica Rome Speedway in Vernon. According to the Utica-Observer Dispatch, the youth was injured when the ATV’s tie rod broke, ejecting him from the four-wheeler. He was then struck by the ATV and was transported to St.…
Earlier today, the Syracuse police responded to a tractor trailer accident on Route 690, near Teall Avenue. According to News 10 Now, a car and tractor trailer crashed just before 2:00 p.m. There were no serious injuries. Shortly after the tractor trailer crash, a second accident between a mini-van and…
Last week, a lawsuit was filed in St. Lawrence County on behalf of the family of an 80 old woman killed when the ambulance transporting her to Fletcher Allen Health Care in (Burlington) Vermont crashed. While en route to the hospital, the ambulance slid off of a snow-covered roadway. The…
Following a 2002 accident in which the driver of a car committed suicide by pulling the car into oncoming traffic and directly into the front of a Volvo tractor trailer, the tractor trailer company has filed a property damage lawsuit seeking nearly $88,000 in damages. The car driver left a…
New York State Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introduced legislation on Wednesday to protect Syracuse babies, and young children throughout the State of New York. The legislation, titled the Safe Baby Products Act, is intended to combat toxins and carcinogens in common products used on children, including shampoo and lotion. A recent…
The Food and Drug Administration announced on Thursday to doctors around the country, including those purchasing and administering Botox in Syracuse and Central New York, that stronger product injury warnings must accompany Botox. The FDA has instructed producers of Botox to ensure that boxes of the neurotoxin warn of the…
It is well known that car accidents are the single greatest cause of death in young adults age 16 to 24. To combat motor vehicle deaths, six Syracuse-area high schools received traffic safety lessons today at Onondaga Community College. This is third year that the one-day session has been held…
Defense medical examinations, also known as IMEs, performed by Central New York doctors working for insurance companies are were recently the subject of a statewide investigation conducted by the New York Times. According to a New York Times review of workers’ compensation case files, medical records, and patient interviews, “independent…