Napoli Shkolnik and the other members of the PFAS Settlement Steering Committee praised U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel’s decision today to approve a $1.18 billion settlement with DuPont regarding PFAS contamination…
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Article 33, Section 1229(c) of the New York Traffic Code, the primary child seat law in New York, is extremely complex. In this post, we’ll break down the legal requirements…
Among four to eight-year-olds, pedestrian accidents are ten times higher on October 31 than on any other day of the year. Halloween hazards exist for older children and adults as…
Since they fall short of federal safety guidelines in several areas, the Consumer Product Safety Commission advises caregivers to immediately stop using Gorsetle baby loungers. The loungers fail to meet…
NYU’s Dr. Avrom Caplan says a severe ringworm infection isn’t yet a problem in the United States, and he hopes to keep it that way. The woman’s infection turned out…
Independence Day can be labeled a high-risk holiday as every July 4th, thousands of people are rushed to hospital emergency rooms with serious injuries. Fireworks-related incidents, which are easily preventable,…
Napoli Shkolnik, along with Plaintiffs’ Co-Lead and Interim Class Counsel, is proud to announce a $12.5 billion settlement with 3M Company in the ongoing multi-district litigation over the contamination of…
PFAS alters brain metabolism and causes growth and developmental delays, according to a new study. Researchers examined PFAS levels in 312 overweight or obese adolescents from the Study of Latino…
We see this word quite a bit, usually in connection with food safety recalls, such as milk products and processed meat. Listeria is an unusually hardy form of bacteria. It…
Usually, swimming pool drownings are the primary issue in this area. That’s still the case. But as New Yorkers still struggle to recover from coronavirus, more people are paying attention…








