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The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Wal-Mart have recently issued a voluntary recall of the Flow Pro, Airtech, Aloha Breeze, and Comfort Essentials 1500 watt electric heaters sold by the retail...

The umbilical cord connects an unborn fetus to the placenta. It typically contains two arteries and one vein, encased in a durable substance known as Wharton’s Jelly. Most umbilical cords measure 20 inches in length, nearly

Group B strep (GBS) is a bacteria that can be found in a woman’s vagina or rectum. It is found in as many as 40% of health women. “Pregnant women who test positive for GBS are said to be ‘colonized,’”...

A story by the Associated Press on Syracuse.com reports that Chrysler and Volkswagen have announced recalls for several vehicles in response to accidental air bag deployments and possible fuel leak issues. The...

Many babies are diagnosed with cerebral palsy and other birth injuries due to a period of fetal distress during labor and delivery. “Every year, our legal team investigates claims arising out of a failure to respond to

As most football fans are aware, this past weekend, the roof of the Minneapolis Metrodome collapsed on Sunday afternoon. The Associated Press reports that the collapse occurred during a snowstorm caused by winter...

“Baby boomers are spending more and more time in hospital emergency rooms because of the medications that they take,” said New York medication error lawyer Michael A. Bottar, Esq., an attorney with...

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,...

On August 23, 2010, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists announced in Committee Opinion #465 that all pregnant women should receive antibiotics one (1) hour before having a cesarean delivery. “Certainly,

“7 out of every 1,000 children experience a birth injury,” said Watertown cerebral palsy lawyer Michael A. Bottar, Esq., an attorney with Syracuse-based Bottar Law, PLLC, a law firm prosecuting New York...