Category Archive: Commercial Litigation & Class Actions

Today, the majority of people’s private information is stored in computer, or in “the cloud.” Indeed, even if you personally do not use online banking or make online purchases, a party that carries your information–like Equifax–could be subject to a data breach. When this happens, your personal information, including things like your name, birthday, Social…Read the article

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…Read the article

The prestigious New York Law Journal recently named Marie Napoli one of the top lawyers in the Big Apple, and she recently sat down to talk about her role in the BHR hip implant lawsuit.Read the article

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 action that is brought forth by a plaintiff against one or more defendants. These types of suits are filed when an individual suffers a personal…Read the article

Making the decision to be a whistleblower–that is, to report any illegal or unethical activity that is occurring within a business, such as embezzlement or labor violations–isn’t easy. However, reporting information to the appropriate source is the right thing to do, and there are a number of whistleblower protections in place to ensure that you…Read the article

In 2016, Uber agreed to pay upwards of $100 million to avoid trial in a misclassification suit concerning California and Massachusetts drivers. Now that a North Carolina judge has conditionally certified a national class action, the stakes, and the potential reward, are exponentially higher. All Uber drivers in the United States who opted out of…Read the article

As The New York Times recently reported, Uber drivers have won a tentative victory in their on-going legal battle to be classified as employees as opposed to independent contractors. Due to a North Carolina federal court granting conditional certification to a class-action lawsuit that was filed on behalf of several Uber drivers under the Fair…Read the article

PLEASE NOTE: We are no longer accepting Just For Men cases. Just for Men hair dye, which is a hair coloring product manufactured by Combe Inc. and is marketed specifically for men who want to get rid of their grey hair, may be dangerous. To be sure, the product, which was introduced by Combe Inc.…Read the article

We are proud to announce that Partner Marie Napoli has been named as a Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee Member in In Re: Smith & Nephew BHR Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation (MDL No. 2775), which is positioned before United States District Court Judge Catherine C. Blake of the United States District Court of Maryland. The firm is…Read the article

A judge awarded $2 million in damages to an Albuquerque man whose defective hip implant caused metal poisoining, and attorney Marie Napoli says that the verdict significantly increased the settlement value of these cases. When Brian McDonald had hip replacement surgery in 2010, he expressed misgivings about the Zimmer artificial hip his doctors wanted to use.…Read the article