A Florida man who lived on the former Warminster military base as a teenager and developed testicular cancer twice as an adult is suing several manufacturers of firefighting foams, used…
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Military personnel, their spouses and children of all ages were exposed to water contamination at Camp Lejeune, located in North Carolina, between 1953 and 1987. What’s worse, it seems that…
Napoli Shkolnik is proud to congratulate Partner Harold “Hank” Naughton, for his appointment as an Associate Justice of the Massachusetts District Court. He will replace Judge Margaret Guzman on the…
Although PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) have been used in products for decades, scientists are continuing to discover how they affect our health. The EPA has identified over 12,000 types…
Early in 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency addressed contaminants of emerging concern in drinking water, highlighting the presence of PFAS. The EPA regulates 90 contaminants in drinking water, but not…
Napoli Shkonilk PLLC supports New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s announcement regarding “forever chemicals” and 1,4-Dioxane. This is a first-in-the-nation drinking water standard for emerging contaminant 1,4-Dioxane. Maximum contaminant limits…
Remediation struggle The battle to clean up its water supply has kept the city of Newburgh, NY, at high alert for close on a decade. Long contaminated by PFOS and…
August 2019, “Industry Insights / Analysis and Expertise” Section *** Aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) has been used on hundreds of military bases around the country to put out emergency fires…
Asbestos is a dangerous carcinogenic substance that presents a very real threat to the health of humans. As discussed in our recent article, asbestos was widely used in the production…