“Approximately 1.7 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury every year,” said Anthony S. Bottar, of Bottar Law, PLLC, a team of Syracuse personal injury attorneys representing individuals disabled by a concussion or post-concussion syndrome. According to the CDC, 80% of people with a traumatic brain injury are treated and…
Topamax is a very popular antiseizure medication prescribed around the country to treat epilepsy and migraine headaches. Topamax also goes by the generic name, Topiramate. On March 4, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration issued an official Safety Alert about Topamax. The Safety Alert entitled “Topamax (topiramate): Label Change –…
“Bottar Law, PLLC will be investigating Topamax birth defect cases,” said Anthony S. Bottar, Esq., a New York product liability lawyer. On March 7, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration announced a change in the pregnancy class of Topamax (Topiramate) from a category “C” drug to a category “D” drug.…
UPS has agreed to pay a $1,300,000.00 fine and will submit to independent New York State vehicle inspections for 5 years in order to settle allegations that it knowingly permitted unsafe delivery vehicles to operate within the State of New York. “The investigation, and settlement, should reduce the risk of…
“For nearly three decades, Bottar Law, PLLC has represented people throughout the State, like 27 year old Erin Freitag, who have been injured by a municipal employee,” said Syracuse personal injury lawyer Michael A. Bottar, Esq. “Sometimes municipal employees are negligent, usually by failing to properly maintain a roadway (leading…
Anthony S. Bottar, Esq., of Bottar Law, PLLC, a team of Syracuse personal injury lawyers handling complex New York car accident lawsuits throughout Upstate, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Tammy and Zackary Burkard, and the Estate of Robert Burkard, deceased. The lawsuit against Leo R. Coleman, 29, arises…
Your News Now reports that an Amtrak passenger train traveling from Cleveland, Ohio to Albany, New York collided with a tractor trailer in Dunkirk last week. The driver of the semi-truck was killed in the accident, though neither the train’s crew members nor any of its 236 passengers were injured…
Topamax is an antiseizure medication manufactured by Ortho-MacNeil Pharmaceutical, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary. Recently, Ortho-MacNeil pleaded guilty to misdemeanor violation of the Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act, and was fined more than $6,000,000.00 for its misconduct. An Ortho-MacNeil affiliate, Ortho-MacNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., will also pay more than $75,000,000.00 to…
In what has become an unsettling trend, WSYR reports that another traffic accident has occurred on the Onondaga Lake Parkway where the CSX railroad bridge crosses over the roadway. Over the weekend, a rental truck struck the railroad bridge, which in turn ripped the roof off the truck and scattered…
A school bus carrying nineteen student passengers was involved in a traffic accident last week according to a Post-Standard story on Syracuse.com. A local woman lost control of her pick-up truck and collided with the bus on Route 264 in Palermo, New York. According to the Oswego County Sheriff’s department,…