New York Malpractice & Injury Lawyer Blog

A Superior Court Jury has ordered two cardiologists to pay the widow of a man more than $2.4 million. The jury in the case deliberated for three days before determining that Dr. Kevin Lenhart and his partner, Dr. Charles Landau of Connecticut Heart & Vascular Center had been negligent in the treatment of Wesley Wirth,…

The estate of a Turrington man has been awarded $3 million by a jury in a malpractice suit against a cardiologist who could have prevented the man’s death if he had paid closer attention to test results. The jury handed down its verdict against Dr. Dariush Owlia and in favor of plaintiff Cynthia Olsen, the…

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 .…

You were injured in some way by a medical professional. You are certain that you have a medical malpractice case. Hold on. Before you start to think about all that you will do with your lawsuit winnings, there are some things that you need to know about medical malpractice. Proving a successful case is not…

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…

Rather than focus on improving the quality of medical care as a way to reduce health care costs throughout the United States, the self-dubbed “Gang of Six” has included in their budget proposal plans to save “an unspecified amount through medical malpractice reform.” Even conservative republicans, who traditionally support tort reform because they are financially…

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…

According to a 2010 study, more than 225,000 Americans die every year due to medical mistakes. “Medical malpractice is not a myth,” said Syracuse medical mistake lawyer Michael A. Bottar, Esq., of Bottar Law, PLLC. “That being said, most medical negligence is confined to a very small number of physicians. The majority of physicians will…

“Bottar Law, PLLC is presently prosecuting several New York medical malpractice lawsuits concerning the wrongful death of an infant from Group B streptococcus,” said Michael A. Bottar, Esq., a Syracuse birth injury lawyer. “Even though GBS is the leading cause of infectious death in infants, it often goes untreated. Many pregnant mothers do not receive…