Articles Posted in Personal Injury

Jail suicide triggers lawsuit. Incident led to disciplinary measures. By: Bennett Loudon December 3, 2019 The mother of a woman who committed suicide while being held in the Monroe County Jail has filed a lawsuit against the county. On Sept. 4, 2018, Sitarah Daniels hanged herself with a blanket tied to the bars of her…

Rochester, N.Y., (September 20, 2016) — The Daily Record selected Michael A. Bottar, a member of Bottar Law, PLLC, to receive a 2016 Attorney of the Year Award. The Daily Record’s Attorneys of the Year Awards honor outstanding attorneys through the Leaders in Law and Top Counsel awards. The Leaders in Law Award is presented…

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the instant case could not come at a more appropriate time. Recently, the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas judge held that a person who sent a text message can be liable for an ensuing accident if the sender had reason to believe that the recipient would read the…

On October 16, 2015, Michael A. Bottar, a partner with Bottar Law, PLLC, received the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers “ROCKSTAR” award for his commitment to providing high-quality continuing legal education to attorneys throughout the State of New York. The Academy’s ROCKSTAR award has been issued to a handful of members who have…

According to the United States Supreme Court, the two-year and six-month time limits in section §2401(b) of the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) “are just time limits, nothing more. Even though they govern litigation against the Government, a court can toll them on equitable grounds.” Under the FTCA, “the United States shall be liable .…

In 1946, the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FCTA”) was passed. The FTCA permits citizens to file a lawsuit against the United States for negligence. Government employees can make mistakes in countless ways. Examples of government negligence include VA medical malpractice, postal vehicle collisions, and air traffic controller mistakes. The FTCA, 28 U.S.C. 1346(b), 2401(b) and…

From 2000 to 2006, nearly 300 construction workers died when a trench in which they were standing caved-in on them. “There are four types of trench collapse,” said Syracuse personal injury lawyer Michael A. Bottar, Esq., of Bottar Law, PLLC, a New York law firm representing workers disabled in a trench collapse. “Each is preventable.”…

Many people do not understand how the legal system works when it comes to an injury sustained in a car accident, or while on-the-job. “The system clearly favors the insurance companies,” said Syracuse personal injury lawyer Michael A. Bottar, Esq., of Bottar Law, PLLC. “But the Baldato decision begins to level the playing field.” New…

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 workers injured on the job…

A product liability trial arising out of an alleged custom motorcycle defect begins today in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. The plaintiff’s claims against the defendant, a California-based company with a worldwide distribution network, include defective design, defective manufacturing, inadequate warnings, breach of warranty and negligence. The Honorable…