Ok, I plead guilty to not being a “tort reformer”. I generally do NOT support eliminating or even reducing the rights of the seriously injured to recover compensation, including for pain and suffering, from “tortfeasors”, that is, those who injured them through wrongdoing, negligence or carelessness. That being said, I…
Sexual abuse lawsuits are in the news a lot these days. It is now common knowledge that some priests, under the Catholic Church’s employ, were busy (between masses?) molesting and even raping boys. The Catholic Church sex abuse scandal has even reached the doorstep of the Pope! The Pope, they…
What is the worst kind of defective product? A good candidate is a baby-killer. And that is what the Infanto Baby Slings “SlingRider” and “Wendy Bellissimo” (sold by several large retailiers such as Target, Babies R Us and Burlington Coat) turned out to be. Today the federal agency responsible for…
I generally try to avoid talking about politics in this Blog. So, without telling you what I personally think of Obama’s health care overhaul, I will tell you what impact the new Law will have on Syracuse and Central New York personal injury and medical malpractice victims. First, though, let’s…
The first upstate New York motorcycle fatality of the season has been reported. Local news sources say that a West Seneca man died Sunday after his motorcycle rear-ended another car on the Thruway in West Seneca. The 29-year old rider was thrown from his bike upon impact, but the motorcycle…
James Sikes, in case you missed the story, is a poor fellow whose name recently hit the national news when his 2008 Toyota Prius’ accelerator pedal stuck to the floor, sending him rocketing down Interstate 8 at speeds up to 95 miles per hour. Just the other day, Toyota held…
How can you read a story like this and not want to weep? The Post-Standard reports that a couple and their 4-year old son were returning home via Route 31 in Elbridge, New York Saturday evening when their Chrystler PT Cruiser left the road and hit a tree, killing the…
I hate attorney advertising, especially personal injury lawyer advertising. Yet I advertise. Well, I mean, my firm does. I remember when we finally decided to advertise on TV. It was a tough decision. For years Michaels Bersani Kalabanka prided itself on its success in attracting top personal injury and medical…
You are out for a stroll on a nice, but windy, spring day and suddenly, as you walk under a tree, a branch dislodges and falls on you, seriously injuring you. Is anyone liable for your injuries? Can you bring a New York personal injury lawsuit for injuries caused by…
I was in Court the other day on a Central New York motorcycle accident lawsuit we filed some time ago. The motorcycle accident happened when a car, which was parked on the side of a highway in Lansing, New York, suddenly pulled out across the highway to make a u-turn,…