On February 23, 2022, national plaintiffs’ personal injury firm, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC (“Napoli”) filed a Motion for Coordination (“Application”) pursuant to 22 NYCRR § 202.69 requesting that the State of New York Litigation...more
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has dismissed a complaint alleging the defendants contaminated plaintiff’s water systems with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). In a highly detailed...more
In recent years, states have begun investigating the health and environmental effects of PFAS and the class of chemical compounds that have come to be known as “forever chemicals.” This has led states to initiate massive...more
Recently, the Court of Appeals of New York answered the questions certified to it by the Second Circuit in the affirmative that New York recognizes “American Pipe” (American Pipe v. Constr. Co v. Utah, 414 U.S. 538 (1974))...more
In a recent decision, New Jersey Appellate Court applied the expert admissibility standard from the New Jersey Supreme Court’s landmark decision In re Accutane Litig., 234 N.J. 340 (2018) as a basis for reinstating two...more
In responding to the question of law certified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit pursuant to Rule 2:12A-3, the New Jersey Supreme Court answered in the affirmative that a claim under the New Jersey...more