Joseph Napoli (Attorney)

Napoli Shkolnik PLLC is proud to announce that Paul Napoli was named Co-Lead Counsel in the New York Opioid Cost Recovery Litigation by Judge Jerry Garguilo of the Supreme Court of the State of New York for Suffolk County. In this role, Mr. Napoli will oversee all currently pending cases filed by counties within New http://bit.ly/2wpgXc3

In addition to certain other restrictions, the retail drug chain announced that it would limit certain pain pill prescriptions to seven-day supplies. CEO Larry J. Merlo said the changes would take effect in February 2018. Some of these other changes include a refusal to substitute extended-release pills for immediate-release pills unless the doctor specifies otherwise, http://bit.ly/2wp4yEY

Paul Napoli, Marie Napoli and Hunter J. Shkolnik recently appeared in Suffolk Supreme Court to move the opioid litigation forward. The lawsuit is one of the largest, coordinated lawsuits in the country against big pharma involving the growing opioid epidemic in Long Island, New York. Nine New York counties, including Broome, Dutchess, Eerie, Nassau, Orange, http://bit.ly/2fudYIv

Data breaches where consumers’ personal financial or medical information are exposed are becoming more and more common. For example, the recent Equifax breach, in which hackers were able to access people’s names, Social Security numbers, birthdates, driver’s license numbers, and more affected about 143 million people, and is not the first breach of its kind. If you http://bit.ly/2wgaIHO

Children under 14 suffer playground-related head injuries at an alarming rate, according to a recent study. In the most exhaustive examination since 1999, the Centers for Disease Control found about 35 out of every 100,000 children who visit a playground fall and suffer a head injury, and the injury rate among children between 5 and http://bit.ly/2f8PGnb

In a preliminary report, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded that the New Jersey helicopter accident that killed country music singer Troy Gentry may not have been “accidental” at all. Several hours before a scheduled concert, Mr. Gentry went up in a Schweizer 269C helicopter “to provide an orientation/pleasure flight to the passenger who http://bit.ly/2w5VJzK

Energy bars and energy drinks are often touted as not only being the ideal way to give yourself a much needed burst of power, but also as being healthy meal alternatives or healthy snacks. However, energy bars and drinks may not actually be as safe as they’re advertised. In fact, multiple lawsuits have been filed http://bit.ly/2w2t92g

State spending in response to the toxic chemical contamination that has poisoned the City of Newburgh’s primary water supply and private wells in the towns of Newburgh and New Windsor is $25 million and estimated to grow by another $26 million. What may be shrinking, however, is the state’s chances of recouping any of that http://bit.ly/2vYJgOs

Almost at the same time as millions of Americans paused to remember the worst act of domestic terrorism in the country’s history, researchers at New York University Langone Health and NYU School of Medicine warned New Yorkers, and others, about the dangers of perfluoroalkyl-laced dust that flooded most of Manhattan and much of the Bronx http://bit.ly/2f0sVSr

This year, World Marrow Donor Day falls on Saturday, September 16 2017. The day serves as a great reminder of the importance of giving bone marrow, to raise awareness about the importance of donating blood marrow, and to thank donors worldwide. What Is Bone Marrow and Why Is Donating it Important? Bone marrow is the http://bit.ly/2h3BbFO

A Nassau County Supreme Court Judge handed down a Decision today that clears the way for injured parties to continue their action against the Town of Oyster Bay for injuries the “Grumman” toxic plume emanating from the Town’s properties. Area residents have been exposed to a massive toxic plume emanating from Grumman’s local operations buried http://bit.ly/2gZ9dLd

Gov. Cuomo approved a new law Monday to aid responders stricken with 9-11 health-related illnesses. Cuomo took a break from his annual motorcycle ride to Ground Zero on Monday to sign the legislation, which provides line-of-duty sick leave to those with conditions related to their response to the World Trade Center attacks. The measure, passed http://bit.ly/2gZ2GA3

Napoli Shkolnik PLLC will be hosting free and open-to-the-public World Trade Center Claims Form Open Houses in September and October. The events are organized to assist our 9/11 Zadroga Victim Compensation Fund clients complete their claim form packages. It is important to note that we cannot proceed without a completed claim form package. Our legal http://bit.ly/2xW0yfx

The 16th anniversary of the tragic terrorist attacks that struck New York on September 11, 2001, is here. In honor of those who lost their lives, those who served in the clean up and provided disaster relief, and all others who were affected by the terrible event, our legal team at the offices of Napoli http://bit.ly/2wVleVM

OPIOID CRISIS: Fentanyl pills seized during Western New York investigation. BUFFALO — Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has issued an urgent public health alert about a dangerous and potentially lethal new drug that has made its way into Western New York. During the course of an ongoing, coast-to-coast investigation into drug trafficking in Western New http://bit.ly/2wPNI3h

County opiate task force will meet to consider further steps Niagara County officials are taking the discovery of fentanyl-laced pills that resemble prescription oxycodone pills in Western New York seriously, pledging today to devise steps to deal with the new threat. The information, revealed Thursday in a briefing by New York State Attorney General http://bit.ly/2wPNFV9