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Joining dozens of other municipalities, Rochester is going up against opioid manufacturers and distributors in the courtroom. Rochester City Council voted Tuesday to allow the city’s corporation counsel to join the lawsuit, which is being handled by New York City law firm Napoli Shkolnik.Read the article

Dozens of municipalities across the country have taken similar legal action. In New York, Napoli Shkolnik is representing dozens of cities and counties in an effort to combat the “emotional and financial strain” opioids have cost communities, a statement on its website reads. The city attorney would like to retain the New York City law…Read the article

Napoli Shkolnik PLLC is working with local counsel, Scott Kalish, on Toledo’s opioid litigation. Mr. Kalish spoke with ABC-13 regarding the lawsuit, saying, “We want to recoup the millions of dollars that have been lost because of this epidemic and crisis and the addiction of these illegally prescribed opioids.”Read the article