Mora County has become the first New Mexico governmental entity to seek damages against the manufacturers and distributors of opioid painkillers. Mora County Commissioners, Paula A. Garcia (Chair), George A….
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Overall, doctors are still heavily prescribing opioid pain medications, which is helping to fuel the opioid epidemic in the United States. But what’s behind physicians’ prescribing habits? A new report…
Authorities are still working to pinpoint the source of pollution responsible for contaminating more than 100 private wells near and around Francis S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton more than a…
Napoli Shkolnik is proud to announce that Partner Shayna E. Sacks was named to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in the In Re: Proton-Pump Inhibitor Products Liability Litigation (MDL 2789) by…
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), there are approximately 2.3 million construction workers–or 65 percent of all workers in the construction industry–who work on scaffolds. While scaffolds…
When you are harmed, you have the right to recovery. The most typical route of recovery is a personal injury action. A personal injury suit is a type of civil…
Acute Myeloid Leukemia, or AML, is a very serious type of cancer. Unlike many other cancer types, AML is not characterized by a tumor; instead, it forms in the body’s…
Benzene is a petroleum-based industrial solvent that, until rather recently, was also used in after-shave lotions, decaffeinated coffee, unleaded gasoline, and consumer solvents like spot removers and paint strippers. As…
Actemra is a prescription drug that is given to patients to treat rheumatoid arthritis. While the drug is supposed to help patients overcome their pain and limitations caused by the…
The following article is written by Craig Phemister, Esq., Practice Chair of the Napoli Shkolnik Civil Rights Department. Update: Missouri Governor issues a stay of execution amid new DNA evidence…









