Marie Napoli’s Key Lawsuits

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  • $12.5 Billion Settlement with 3M Company
    • Napoli Shkolnik, along with other members of the PFAS Settlement Steering Committee, is proud to announce a $12.5 billion settlement with 3M Company in the ongoing multi-district litigation over the contamination of drinking water with toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) resulting from the widespread use of aqueous film-forming foam (“AFFF”). This historic class action settlement agreement resolves the claims of Public Water Systems across the country that have been impacted by actual or threatened contamination of their water systems with PFAS.
    • Judge Approves Historic $12.5 Billion 3M Settlement to Clean America’s Water Supplies
  • $1.185 Billion Settlement with Dupont, Chemours, Corteva
    • On June 22, 2023, Paul Napoli, along with the co-leads of the AFFF MDL reached a $1.185 billion settlement with DuPont, Chemours, Corteva to address PFAS contamination in public water systems’ drinking water supplies. This settlement was given preliminary approval on February 9, 2024. Once the court issues a final judgement, a 60-day period will begin during which class members can submit their claims forms to participate in the settlement.
    • Historic $1.18 Billion Settlement Approved with DuPont to Clean America’s Water Supplies
  • $750 Million Settlement with Tyco Fire Products LP
    • In a monumental stride towards addressing the nation’s PFAS water contamination crisis, Paul Napoli, along with the co-leads of the AFFF Multi-District Litigation, have achieved a groundbreaking $750 million settlement with Tyco Fire Products LP. This significant legal triumph will facilitate the remediation of drinking water sources for public water systems impacted by PFAS, a group of harmful chemicals found in AFFF. The agreement with Tyco remains subject to Court approval by the Honorable Richard Gergel (the MDL Judge) in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.
  • $316.5 Million Settlement with BASF Corporation
    • Napoli Shkolnik, along with Plaintiffs’ Co-Lead and Interim Class Counsel, is proud to announce a $316.5 million settlement with BASF Corporation (“BASF”) in the ongoing multi-district litigation (“MDL”) over the contamination of drinking water with toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) resulting from the widespread use of aqueous film-forming foam (“AFFF”). The settlement was negotiated by Partner Paul J. Napoli and the other Co-Lead Counsel in the AFFF MDL and resolves BASF’s liability for claims held by Public Water Systems across the country that have been impacted by actual or threatened contamination of their water systems with PFAS.
  • $600 Million Settlement in the Flint Water Litigation
    • Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, as co-liaison and negotiating counsel in the Flint Water Litigation, along with interim class counsel and representatives of the State of Michigan Attorney General’s office, reached a landmark wide- reaching $600 million settlement with the State of Michigan, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (now the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy), City of Flint, former Governor Richard Snyder, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, and several other State and City employees in the Flint Water Crisis Litigation on behalf of the citizens of Flint, Michigan.
  • $320 Million Opioid Settlement
    • This landmark settlement was reached on behalf of Cuyahoga County (Ohio), one of the bellwether plaintiffs in the National Opioid Litigation, against four of the key players responsible for the opioid epidemic.
  • $650 Million Ruling in National Pharmacy Chain Opioid Trial
    • U.S. District Court for Northern Ohio Judge Dan Aaron Polster ruled that CVS, Walgreens and Walmart must pay over $650 million over 15 years and set up an abatement program to Lake and Trumbull counties. The ruling is the first by a federal judge that assigns a monetary amount against pharmacy chains for their role in the opioid epidemic.
      The funds will be used in programs to address the fallout from opioid abuse the defendant’s marketing of opioids caused.
  • Jury Verdict in the Ohio Opioid Trial

    • The verdict is in favor for the plaintiffs in this federal bellwether against national pharmacy chains.

  • $1.3+ Billion Settlement

    • This historic settlement was reached with the nation’s three largest opioid distributors and manufacturers in the New York jury opioid trial.

  • Age and Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
    • Michele Gillen is an Emmy Award winning investigative reporter who worked for a CBS-owned and operated station in Miami where she says she experienced a toxic work environment and was routinely passed over for assignments. This federal lawsuit was settled for a confidential amount.
  • Ron Jeremy Sexual Assault Case
    • Multiple women are accusing the adult film actor of sexual assaults that spans years. Ms. Napoli is representing one of the alleged victims and told Rolling Stone, “No means no!” during an interview.
  • $320 Million Opioid Settlement
    • This landmark settlement was reached on behalf of Cuyahoga County (Ohio), one of the bellwether plaintiffs in the National Opioid Litigation, against four of the key players responsible for the opioid epidemic.
  • $626 million court-approved settlement in the Flint Water Crisis
    • Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, as co-liaison and negotiating counsel in the Flint Water Litigation, along with interim class counsel and representatives of the State of Michigan Attorney General’s office, reached a landmark wide- reaching $600 million settlement with the State of Michigan, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (now the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy), City of Flint, former Governor Richard Snyder, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, and several other State and City employees in the Flint Water Crisis Litigation on behalf of the citizens of Flint, Michigan.
  • $ 18 Million Environmental Contamination Settlement
    • This settlement was obtained for a Florida community who had been exposed to harmful levels of toxic ash from a former incinerator site.
  • $1 Billion+ Settlement in In re: World Trade Center Disaster Site Litigation, 21 MC 100 (AKH),
    • This historic settlement was negotiated on behalf of more than ten thousand workers’ claims against the City of New York, its contractors and other defendants in the mass tort litigation where first responders, construction workers, and laborers became ill as a result of toxic exposures suffered during the debris removal and clean-up operations at the World Trade Center and related sites following the September 11, 2001 attacks.