Publication Archive: New York Opioid Lawyers

Attorney Paul Napoli said the drug companies “negligently market to doctors. They changed the story about science to try to expand the number of people that were going to be their customers.”Read the article

Westchester County filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, February 6th. Represented by Napoli Shkolnik, the County seeks to recover money from the manufacturers and distributors of the highly addictive painkillers.Read the article

For the lawsuit, the county is being represented by and is partnering with the firm of Napoli Shkolnik PLLC. “We are committed to working with the county in their fight against the makers of these dangerous and addictive painkillers,” said Paul J. Napoli of Napoli Shkolnik.Read the article

In New York, Suffolk was the first county to file suit. All other counties and cities filing have been ordered to coordinate their suits via a Suffolk County judge, said Joe Ciaccio, associate with Napoli Shkolnik, a New York-based law firm representing counties across the state and nation.Read the article

The county, which announced plans to pursue the lawsuit three months ago, chose New York City-based law firm Napoli Shkolnik PLLC as its legal representation.Read the article

This week’s resolution follows a separate action taken last October, when the supervisors agreed in a special meeting to join a lawsuit filed by the New York City law firm Napoli Shkolnik related to the widespread distribution of opioids in multiple states.Read the article

The law firm of Napoli Shkolnik PLLC will represent Putnam County’s interests in the New York Opioid Cost Recovery litigation. Filing a lawsuit also allows the County to be in the driver’s seat and control its own destiny, We have the power to determine whether to accept a settlement and how any recovery would be…Read the article

Napoli Shkolnik PLLC will represent Putnam County’s interests in the New York Opioid Cost Recovery litigation. This crisis is only growing and as government officials, we need to do all we can to combat the violence and unnecessary death attributed to this crisis, In order to fight this growing epidemic, we must improve prevention, increase…Read the article

Putnam County Attorney Jennifer Bumgarner said the lawsuit will not cost the county anything, because the firm that many neighboring counties have hired, and which advised Putnam officials — Napoli Shkolnik, based in New York City — is working on a contingency basis, meaning it will be paid from any settlement. “They have absolutely agreed…Read the article

Putnam County is one of countless municipalities that have been hit hard by the drug epidemic that’s swept across the United States at a breathtaking rate. Now, Putnam is punching back against the drug companies that county officials believe contributed to the crisis by hiring Napoli Shkolnik PLLC.Read the article