Napoli Shkolnik Applauds U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Reject Liability Shield at Center of Purdue Pharma Settlement; Will Pursue Litigation Against Sacklers
2024年6月28日 - 5:56AM
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Napoli Shkolnik, one of the nation’s leading firms litigating
against the national pharmaceutical companies that fueled the
opioid crisis, praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision today to
reject the liability shield at the center of Purdue Pharma’s
settlement. The liability shield would have protected members of
the Sackler family from civil claims related to the opioid
epidemic.
Napoli Shkolnik sued the Sacklers in 2018, as part of their
ground-breaking Nassau County case against several pharmaceutical
companies. Their case against the Sacklers could not go to trial
because of the shield of bankruptcy. Now, their litigation against
them can proceed.
In 2021, a jury found Teva Pharmaceuticals and five other
companies responsible for causing a public nuisance in Nassau
County by minimizing the addictiveness of opioids with misleading
marketing. The Napoli Shkolnik trial team included Partners Hunter
Shkolnik, Salvatore C. Badala, Joseph L. Ciaccio, and Shayna E.
Sacks.
In 2022, Napoli Shkolnik and their partners reached an agreement
with opioid manufacturers Teva and AbbVie to structure a combined
$6 billion settlement paid directly to state and local governments
of communities impacted by the opioid epidemic. The case was
negotiated by Partner Hunter Shkolnik, along with fellow members of
the National Prescription Opiate Litigation Plaintiffs’ Executive
Committee Negotiating Team.
That year, Napoli Shkolnik also helped reach a $3.1 Billion
multi-state settlement secured in a national prescription opiate
litigation MDL.
About Napoli Shkolnik
Napoli Shkolnik is a leading national law firm that to date has
won several billion dollars in settlements and verdicts for its
clients in the areas of product liability, medical malpractice,
mass tort, environmental litigation, civil rights, and many more.
For over 30 years, the firm has been dedicated to delivering
justice for the victims of injuries and wrongs.
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