Invokana (canagliflozin) lawsuits have been popping up around the country. According to the claims brought against Janssen Pharmaceuticals and parent company Johnson & Johnson, these companies failed to warn of the...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently ordered Custom Ultrasonics to recall all of its automated endoscope reprocessors (AERs) from health care facilities due to continued violations of federal law. The FDA also...
Arguments will be heard in the District of Minnesota as to whether lawsuits involving the Bair Hugger Forced Air Warming Blanket will be consolidated. Sterile operating rooms are usually kept cool in order to help surgeons,...
This past month, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“MDL”) consolidated lawsuits filed by families claiming that the anti-nausea drug Zofran (Ondansetron) caused birth defects in their children,...
On November 5, 2015, Michael A. Bottar completed the final leg of a six-city CLE tour for the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers titled “Say What? Using, Misusing and Abusing the Hearsay Rules.” Bottar chaired the...
Formerly Samantha C. Robbins, Ms. Riggi’s practice focuses on cases sounding in medical malpractice, workplace accident, motor vehicle, product liability, wrongful death and severe personal injury matters. Ms. Riggi is a...
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...
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
On January 15, 2015, Bottar Law, PLLC was among fifteen New York law firms (the only firm in upstate New York) to receive a 2014 Litigator Award for extraordinary achievement within the fields of medical malpractice, birth...
On November 7, 2014, Aaron J. Ryder spoke in Syracuse and Albany for the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers at a CLE titled “Cutting the Gordian Knot, Resolving Liens and Reimbursement Claims.” CLE description: Few...
Hi Mike: I don’t think our family would have had this outcome with any other lawyer. All of my children are pretty amazed. I think we all remember quite well the bleakness of losing [my husband]
Product Liability – Onondaga County
Medical Malpractice – Onondaga County
Motor Vehicle Accident – Onondaga County
Trucking Accident – Onondaga County
