The Board of Commissioners approved the lawsuit on Monday. The law firm of Napoli Shkolnik PLLC filed the suit on behalf of the county. Napoli Shkolnik also represents York County and other municipalities in similar cases.Read the article
“The economic drain on the county is ongoing and we hope to recover funds for York so they can continue to rebuild their community,” said Napoli Shkolnik Senior Associate Joseph Ciaccio, one of the lawyers representing the county.Read the article
Officials in York County say the opioid epidemic has cost the county greatly. Now, the county wants the money it lost from the crisis back. “Whether it’s the criminal justice, whether it’s through the treatment system, whether it’s Children and Youth, whether it’s the coroner’s office from handling the number of deaths,” he said.Read the article
The county has retained New York law firm Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, which represents close to 70 counties and cities pursuing pharmaceutical companies. A senior associate at the firm, Joseph Ciaccio, said York County will pay nothing. If there is a resolution or agreement reached, the firm would take a percentage of the settlement. Such cases can take…Read the article
To handle the lawsuit, York County has retained New York-based law firm Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, County Solicitor Glenn Smith said, adding “there will be no cost to York County taxpayers with filing and litigation of this matter.”Read the article
York County has hired Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, a New York law firm representing more than 70 municipalities that have file suit against pharmaceutical companies, according to the YDR’s report.Read the article