Dashboard “Infotainment” Displays: a Key Cause of Distracted Driving
If you’ve driven a car made in the last decade, you’ve likely noticed the presence of ever-larger touch screens on the dashboard. These dashboard displays may be convenient for directions and music choices, but they’re a huge part of the growing problem of distracted driving. The attorneys at Buttafuoco & Associates are deeply concerned about […]
Children’s Play Equipment Recalls: an Ongoing Cause for Concern
Swing sets, slides, jungle gyms, and forts are common features in backyards and playgrounds across America. Despite their popularity, over the years we have seen far too many disturbing recalled products of play equipment after it caused severe injuries. I’ll tell you more about the risks posed by this seemingly safe equipment by describing several […]
Bedsore Lawsuits FAQ
It is not uncommon for a person who is bedridden for an extended period of time to develop bedsores. While bedsores can be prevented and treated with good medical care, in cases of negligence–where hospital staff does not provide the expected standard of care–bedsores can become serious, and in some cases deadly. Bedsores that seriously […]
Shoulder Pain Pump – Do You Have a Lawsuit?
If you have had shoulder surgery, you may be familiar with a shoulder pain pump: a medical device designed to ease shoulder pain after arthroscopic surgery. With a shoulder pain pump, a catheter is placed in the patient’s shoulder joint, and medication is infused through into the joint for two to three days. Unfortunately, there […]
Abbott Laboratories Faces Huge Fines for Off-Label Medication Marketing
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first approved Depakote, a product of Abbott Labs, for treatment of epileptic seizures, bipolar mania, and migraine prevention, in 1978. However, thanks to marketing pushes from the manufacturer, the drug was being widely used for the off-label treatment of a wide variety of psychiatric conditions, including aggression in […]
Can I Settle my Case Without Hiring an Attorney?
At Buttafuoco & Associates, we often hear from individuals who are in the process of settling with their insurance company after a serious personal injury. They tell us that they’ve received an offer from an insurance company, and they want to know whether they’ve been given a fair offer, or whether they should accept it. […]
Drug Recall Lawsuits: Birth Control Pills Containing Drospirenone (DRSP)
Birth control pills were first introduced to the American public in 1960. Since then, they have become a staple in many women’s medicine chests. Unfortunately, some forms of oral contraceptives–most notably YAZ, Yasmin, and Ocella–have been linked to a variety of serious health conditions, which led to them being recalled by the U.S. Food and […]
Food Safety – What To Do If You Ate Unsafe Food
According to the Centers for Disease Control, each year one in six Americans (48 million people) contracts a foodborne illness. Of these, 128,000 experience symptoms that are severe enough to lead to hospitalization, and around 3,000 die of their illness. In recent years, E. coli-contaminated leafy green vegetables, as well as salmonella-tainted beef and chicken, […]
Are Construction Trade Workers Protected Under NY State “Safe Place to Work Laws?”
When we refer to construction workers, we aren’t just talking about the people who build buildings. The construction trades encompass a wide variety of professions, from carpenters and plumbers to painters, masons, steel workers, and electricians. Because these jobs are among the most dangerous you can have, New York state protects workers under what are […]
J&J Strikes $700 Million Deal with Talc-Cancer Victims
The first talc-cancer lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, where plaintiffs argued that its talc-based baby powder caused cancer, dates back to 2009 when physician’s assistant Diane Berg took the company to court. Since then, tens of thousands of victims have come forward to hold the company accountable for causing their deadly disease. As of February […]