Napoli Shkolnik Blog

We are living in an era where all of our most important information and data is stored electronically and in the cloud, which means that data breaches are a real threat. Here are some easy things that you can do to protect yourself from a data hack and keep your sensitive information private: Change Your…Read the article

While swimming pools provide entertainment and relief from the heat of summer, they are also extremely dangerous. Not only are surfaces around pools wet, creating the risk of slip and fall accident, but unintentional drowning incidents are the fifth leading cause of injury death in the United States. Drowning deaths primarily affect children aged 14…Read the article

Patients in the United States depend on their doctors for medical care and advice, and often trust whatever their doctor says. But what happens when a doctor unnecessarily performs medical procedures, ranging from tests to surgeries, at a patient’s expense? Types of Unnecessary Medical Procedures  Doctors may perform an array of medical procedures in order…Read the article

  RECALL ALERT Osprey is a Backpacking/Hiking gear manufacturer based in Cortez, Colorado. Their products range from backpacks to duffel bags and suitcases, even baby wearing gear. These specially designed backpacks can allow adventurous parents the opportunity to share the great outdoors with their children. Hiking is an exciting outdoor activity, that, when introduced to…Read the article

Many people subscribe to free, personal email services, outside their work place. This keeps personal and professional correspondence separate. We are all familiar with SPAM and ads that appear but in Plaintiff’s Thomas Curtis’ case, he subscribed to Yahoo’s ad-free email service. Even though Yahoo promised ad-free email, it failed to deliver this to Mr.…Read the article

Slip and fall accidents affect people across the United States every year, and can cause serious harm to those young and old alike. Typically involving negligence – most often that of the property owner where the slip and fall happens – consider the three top causes of slip and fall accident in the U.S.– Spills…Read the article

Brooklyn native Paul Clark was arrested, found guilty and sentenced to 25 years to life for the 1980 murder of a cab driver. Clark says that he has been suffering in silence and innocence until he found out that the detective who arrested him moonlighted as a Mafia hit man. Mob Cop Stephen Caracappa, and…Read the article

Stryker is one of the largest medical device and equipment manufacturing companies in the world, and is responsible for the creation of the Stryker Accolade. The Accolade (there are a number of different Accolade models, including the Accolade TMZF Plus and Accolade II, both of which have been recalled) refers to a hip stem. A…Read the article

Environmental associate Tate J. Kunkle will be a featured lecturer at the upcoming 2017 New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) CLE Toxic Tort Litigation seminar. Along with other faculty members who include litigators and experts, Mr. Kunkle will outline the skills necessary to demonstrate causation and harm. Speakers will also analyze recent claims and industry…Read the article

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo directed the New York State Departments of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Health (DOH) expand their ongoing investigations of the Wheatfield landfill’s potential of having contaminated nearby residential properties. This means that the DEC and town of Wheatfield will include both soil and groundwater testing in surrounding residential properties to see…Read the article