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As a truck accident attorney I see too many horrific truck accidents and car accidents. Lately there have been a rash of them on I-90 and nearby roads, such as route 219. A few safety tips for those traveling for the holidays.

The New York Times reported today that there needs to be increased safety in highway work areas. Approximately 160 people are killed and 11,000 injured each year from unsafe conditions, just from pavement edge drop-offs alone. The steeper the drop off the more dangerous the condition becomes.

Wishing everyone Happy Holidays!! Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Solstice….

Wishing you all good health, lots of love, warmth and joy this Holiday Season!

The Buffalo News reported today that Colgan Air says the probable cause of February’s fatal crash in Clarence Center that claimed 50 lives was the pilots’ “loss of situational awareness and failure to follow Colgan Air training and procedures, which led to a loss of control of the

Every year during the Holiday season Child & Family Services here in Buffalo, NY holds their Adopt-a-Family program. The program matches donors with needy families in our city.

The New York Times has reported that, “Sanofi-aventis,” a producer of one type of swine flu vaccine has recalled 800,000 doses of the vaccine due to lack of potency.

MSN reported today that over 50 Million Roman and roll-up shades are being recalled due to risk of strangulation. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Tuesday that about 50 million window coverings need to be repaired to make them safe for kids.

New York State police report a double-deck bus was blown over early this morning on interstate 90, near Buffalo, New York causing 9 of 13 occupants to be transported to hospital. The conditions included snow and winds from a storm system affecting a large part of the country

As reported by The Chicago Tribune, the death of two babies has prompted Amby Baby USA to recall approximately 24,000 “Amby Baby Motion Beds.”

20 percent of the nation’s water treatment systems violated important provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act in the last five years, a New York Times analysis of federal data shows. Included is the water of major cities Full article at New York Times

The Buffalo News reported today that the Aquarium in Niagara Falls is going to undergo an expansion that will modernize the facility. This is intended to double the size of the 45-year-old attraction. The expansion is still in the early stages. The News reported that they plan to

BPA nine of 10 babies tested were born with bisphenol A in their systems as reported yesterday. Previous studies have found BPA in the urine of 93% of Americans tested. The last study tested the umbilical cord blood of U.S. newborns.

As reported in the San Francisco Chronicle, The United Supreme Court found evidence that Ford Motor Company was well aware that their Explorer models were not only prone to rollovers but that the vehicles also had a weak roof – yet they chose to ignore this problem.

The AAJ reported today that CVS is being sued by the Connecticut Attorney General for selling expired over-the-counter medications. An investigation revealed 20 or more stores selling such products in the state. The investigation showed that half of all stores investigated were selling the expired medication or other

Toyota first framed the sudden unstoppable acceleration in its vehicles as a floor mat problem.

ASTM International, a Pennsylvania-based group that sets voluntary safety standards, last week eliminated its guidelines for drop-side cribs, citing complaints about hardware failures,” as reported in the Bloomberg News on November 24.

As a former farmer, I was interested to read that US Representative Steve Israel (D.-N.Y.) is taking a stance against injecting poultry with what he considers “poison.”

More than two million baby cribs linked to suffocation deaths of infants were recalled by the CPSC and its Canadian counterpart. The hardware, which used to be metal was being made with plastic. When the plastic “hardware” would break causing the crib side to fall the baby if

The AAJ reported today on a New York Times article that states that “Legal experts predict that thousands of tobacco lawsuits could gain momentum in Florida after a Fort Lauderdale jury ordered Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million to a former smoker who says she needs a

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of thousands of “Bobby Chupete” pacifiers.

As an attorney who handles cases involving a defective product, often I see where the manufacturer knows the product is harmful, but fails to correct it when it could because it puts profits over people. Recently reported here was a warning about popular baby strollers which allow babies