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Napoli Shkolnik 2023 In Review: Our Recap of Another Successful Year

Napoli Shkolnik 2023 in Review

Napoli Shkolnik has concluded another successful year of landmark settlements and significant legal action in the areas of environmental litigation, mass tort, and human rights. Among the firm’s accomplishments of…

What Are the OSHA Fatal Four Construction Injuries?

What Are the OSHA Fatal Four Construction Injuries

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Fatal Four construction injuries are the deadliest construction site injuries. Because of the high risk of serious injury, employers have a…

Occupational Injuries and Occupational Diseases: What’s the Difference?

Occupational Injuries and Occupational Diseases What is the Difference

In some ways, these two job injury claims are very different. Occupational injuries, like falls, usually happen suddenly and without warning. On the other hand, an occupational disease, according to…

Traumatic Brain Injuries: What You Should Know

Traumatic brain injuries can cause permanent damage

Moderate Traumatic Brain Injuries (mTBIs) mTBIs (concussions) might be the most common injury-related traumatic brain injury. The cumulative effect of mTBIs causes chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Injury symptoms usually begin…

Terms to Know for a Personal Injury Claim

Terms to Know for a Personal Injury Claim

Sometimes, it’s hard to understand basic personal injury claim terms like tortfeasor and negligence. Like all attorneys, we sometimes speak in Legalese. That’s the language we learned. Furthermore, many of…

The Official Car Accident Report is Inaccurate. What Should I Do?

The official police report is inaccurate - what should I do?

An erroneous police accident report could adversely affect an injury claim. In New York, this report is usually admissible as evidence, if “the report is made based upon the officer’s…

What’s the Difference Between a Personal Injury Settlement and a Court Award? 

What's the difference between a Settlement and a Court Award

Technically, there’s no difference between a court judgment and an out-of-court settlement. The judge must approve both a jury’s verdict and an out-of-court settlement. However, as outlined below, some significant…

Another Social Media Challenge Goes Off the Rails

Dangerous social media challenges

A Texas company stopped selling ultra-spicy chips after a teenage boy attempted the Paqui One-Chip Challenge and died the same day. Taking the one-chip challenge means eating one extremely spicy…

FDA Takes Action Against Dangerous Eye Drops

FDA Takes Action Against Dangerous Eye Drops

Recently the Food and Drug Administration asked several retailers to stop selling several brands of eye drops, citing the risk of serious infection. The Food and Drug Administration issued an…