Joseph Napoli (Attorney)

Lawsuit Filed For PFOA and PFOS Contamination in the Hampton Bays Water District, Town of Southampton, New York Napoli Shkolnik PLLC has filed a lawsuit against five manufacturers of aqueous firefighting foams (“AFFF”) containing perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”) and perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) for the contamination of the groundwater relied upon by its 7,000 customers of the http://bit.ly/2F3jbFW

Public Hearing Scheduled on Local Law to Declare the Opioid Epidemic a Public Nuisance Schuyler County will hold a public hearing on March 12 to review a proposed local law declaring the opioid epidemic and its effects on the County a public nuisance. According to Schuyler County Attorney Steven Getman, the draft local law is http://bit.ly/2F2IQi1

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was a piece of legislature in the United States that makes provisions for a number of individuals who entered the country as minors, and who were in good standing, to seek deferment and protection from deportation of illegals. The aim of DACA was to give those who were brought into the http://bit.ly/2sMoC75

Napoli Shkolnik has filed two cases in Fort Worth, Texas against BNSF Railway, for injuries that two former employees suffered related to toxic exposures on the job. Burlington Northern Santa Fe is one of the nation’s largest railroads, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.  The two former employees brought suit separately under the Federal Employee Liability http://bit.ly/2BIaqPb

This is the time of year when people are traveling with friends and family and enjoying time away from their homes. Whether it is across the state or across the country or across the globe, everyone makes plans for the best trip possible. What they probably never even think about is what they would do http://bit.ly/2BH3ceq

Napoli Shkolnik has filed a class action lawsuit against the City of Niagara Falls, the Niagara Falls Water Board, Occidental Petroleum Corporation (the former Hooker Chemical Corp.), and other defendants, for injuries related to toxic waste released from the Love Canal hazardous waste site. Love Canal, an area synonymous with hazardous waste and public health http://bit.ly/2sBCil5

Cyberbullying and Teen Depression: A Look Into Peer Pressure, Suicides If there are two things in life that are absolutely true in 2018, it is that social media usage and the internet are ubiquitous, and that being a teen hasn’t gotten any easier. In fact, rates of teen depression have skyrocketed when compared to earlier http://bit.ly/2svnB2W

Join us after church on Sunday, February 18 for an insightful experience that will also be a welcome break from the drinking water crisis. Outspoken Councilman Eric Mays, who has taken a leadership role in addressing the crisis, will speak to the crowd. Metropolitan Baptist Tabernacle’s Rev. Dr. Herbert Miller will also speak. . Dr. http://bit.ly/2EDS3gx

For years, fashion models have been seen and not heard. Now, organizers at New York Fashion Week are trying to change that dynamic. In one event, models will end a traditional catwalk by sharing their stories about sexual abuse and exploitation. These stories are especially common in fashion circles where young women are often in http://bit.ly/2EBb4Qv

You already most likely know about the growing crisis of the opioid epidemic that is growing all across the country. We hear a lot of talk going on about the growing number of addicts and overdose cases but most of us know very little, if anything at all, about opioids, addiction, and the crisis. That http://bit.ly/2snfSEl

Assistant Speaker Felix Ortiz (D-Brooklyn) said he would re-introduce a proposal to change New York’s alcohol intoxication threshold from .08 to .05, based on a recent National Academy of Sciences report that made the same recommendation. Brushing off criticism from restaurant owners and lobbying groups which claimed that the proposal would effectively shut down many http://bit.ly/2EvUsK8

Modern medicine has made life easier for many and has helped extend our lives as well. But with all the good that has come there is also a darker side, one of which is the abuse and addiction that comes with potent pain killers, especially opioids. When a physician prescribes an opioid like oxycodone or http://bit.ly/2nEB4AS

Most people have contracted the flu at some point in their life, or cared for a sick loved one with the flu at the very least. After all, there is a flu season every year in the United States. In most cases, however, most people can escape the worst effects of the flu via vaccine, http://bit.ly/2s9NfdF