Ultimately, in a short period of time, in months versus years, we got to the table and negotiated a very substantial settlement where the estate of the deceased owner and his trust, the family trust, paid substantial money to a foundation set up in the name of my client's daughter. /K 10 endobj << /P 8 0 R }G}gQe-yf/[kl_)*su:@'3rw.|*x\s>;fOKNxZEqZ@._/tt~[9h;il/i)64eE``ibpf"'/Rs,qj6{FD\t8mr'fyC _vj${i{?!bJ{:8B;Hw@t8nb>NzMb~05L The Best Lawyers in America: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions Plaintiffs endobj 7 0 obj endobj 11 Stay Cant Be Lifted For NY Opioid Trial, 6th Circ. /P 8 0 R /Bibliography /BibEntry 2 0 obj Poisoning a whole community. /S /P /P 98 0 R /Pg 190 0 R /Pg 182 0 R /K 1 131 0 obj 209 0 obj /K [149 0 R 150 0 R] >> endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [256 0 R 257 0 R 258 0 R] /P 240 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /RoleMap 7 0 R 71 0 obj Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning), Machine Tools, Metalworking and Metallurgy, Aboriginal, First Nations & Native American. Because by the end of the case, if they don't believe me and they don't think I'm trustworthy, I lose. /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) 16 [92 0 R 93 0 R 94 0 R 95 0 R 96 0 R 97 0 R] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 33 I'd miss a lot of classes, I'd go to classes late. /P 8 0 R << /Obj 315 0 R Over the next couple months, we were able to keep figuring out different programs to help the community. << /K [237 0 R 240 0 R] >> /Type /MCR >> << endobj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> /P 8 0 R /Pg 190 0 R endobj /Pg 188 0 R Lawyer Limelight: Hunter Shkolnik By James Langford | May 17, 2021 | Lawyer Limelights Ask Hunter Shkolnik to reflect on his career, and he can cite courtroom victories in cases from a helicopter pilot who lost the use of his legs in a crash to the now-infamous contamination of water supplies in Flint, Mich. >> Abram I. Bohrer. /S /Link /Metadata 4 0 R /Rotate 0 /K 30 HS: Yes. /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 91 0 obj This case was different, we bonded. /K 13 I try to be myself. /Pg 186 0 R /K 20 /P 54 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 4 | May 17, 2021 | << /K 2 >> << /K 23 /Lang (EN-US) /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) 190 0 obj /K [17 219 0 R 220 0 R] endobj >> >> It set the stage for the over $4 Billion settlement, which excludes New York trial cases. endobj /Pg 184 0 R endobj Copyright Lawdragon Inc. 2005-2023. /S /P /Lang (EN-US) >> endobj /Contents [243 0 R 244 0 R 245 0 R] /P 8 0 R >> /Annots [286 0 R] endobj /MCID 0 /Resources 309 0 R /S /P /K 19 << /S /P Because it's hard to do your job sometimes when you become too close. /Parent 12 0 R /P 8 0 R 109 0 obj It made me realize how much I enjoyed doing this, and helping people. endobj /S /P /Obj 254 0 R endobj /P 8 0 R 229 0 obj /P 8 0 R The Shkolnik family name was found in the USA in 1920. /K 7 << /P 8 0 R /K [8 228 0 R] /S /Link 198 0 obj >> << Maria Shkolnik's birthday is 10/09/1981 and is 41 years old. /Type /Page /P 237 0 R 206 0 obj << /P 8 0 R /Pg 183 0 R >> >> << 69 0 obj I'm only as good as my name and my word, going into the next case. New York Super Lawyers: 2006 2022, Documentary,Children of Flint: Flint Water Crisis Victims Speak Out, American Association of Justice (AAJ), PFC Water Contamination Group, Co-Chair /Pg 183 0 R To receive a payment Napoli Shkolnik is here to help all children and adults who have not retained a lawyer who wish to make a claim. /Pg 182 0 R /Obj 305 0 R /Contents [282 0 R 283 0 R 284 0 R] >> /K 7 >> $600 Million Settlement in the Flint Water Litigation 179 0 obj >> >> /Pg 196 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj << /Pg 182 0 R << /S /P >> /K 202 0 R /Pg 184 0 R /Pg 196 0 R endobj >> endobj endobj /K 3 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P /K 4 >> /Parent 11 0 R /P 8 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /P 8 0 R 4 0 obj >> << << /P 55 0 R << << endobj As of this date, Maria is single. /P 200 0 R /K 14 The network said Monday they "agreed to part ways." Carlson's final . 216 0 obj /S /P /Pg 186 0 R 207 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] Hunter Biden's close relationship with his dad's new campaign co-chair revealed in laptop emails 'I am always happy to make time for the Senator," Hunter Biden said in a 2012 email to Sen Chris . /Pg 196 0 R 188 0 obj /Pg 183 0 R 110 0 obj /Type /MCR /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /K 7 212 0 obj endobj /P 197 0 R It just cried out for a case. >> endobj endobj 241 0 obj 23 0 R 24 0 R 25 0 R 26 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R 29 0 R 30 0 R 31 0 R 32 0 R 14 [85 0 R 86 0 R 87 0 R 88 0 R null 152 0 R null 153 0 R null 154 0 R endobj << /P 105 0 R >> /S /P << << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 182 0 R /K 4 /Type /OBJR >> 11 0 obj /Pg 189 0 R >> /S /P endobj 28Y78y;=y FAcO\?Iu[Z?o!&A#Vmi0pdmESs@L~OW(ZQ&Zl!Ay/qPxyk9!L#kA! /P 8 0 R A Florida man left paralyzed after a police officer shot him filed a lawsuit against the city, the officer and others, saying, "my life got destroyed." Partner Hunter Shkolnik and Civil Rights attorney Ben Crump represent him and state it is an "injustice" that the officer has been charged with only a misdemeanor. >> /P 8 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << >> /Pg 183 0 R << endobj >> /S /P /Contents [306 0 R 307 0 R 308 0 R] /K 3 endobj 360 Lexington Avenue, Eleventh . We want to hear from you! >> It doesn't happen today. 123 0 obj >> /Type /OBJR 2 /Lang (EN-US) << endobj 83 0 R 84 0 R 85 0 R 86 0 R 87 0 R 88 0 R 89 0 R 90 0 R 91 0 R 92 0 R /Pg 182 0 R 23 0 R 24 0 R 25 0 R 26 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R 29 0 R null null 118 0 R /K 11 endobj << 97 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> We were in the courtroom on March 12 last year, when the world shut down for Covid-19. endobj * 6B.ej=7SU@9v;lb0E3gBt#oT,!N}:2g!=.$Xz [qL+u@q74UaTGp(=@x~-`W53; s=3"T$sS?x5G|a~t 9 Z|m$pu4o(tykdhg8b.BsAm"uoDzSx_MCMUuNu![4x^b@3&f;@L"? << /Pg 186 0 R It's not like you're dealing with a 90-year-old person who's passing away. Marie Napoli and her team handle all types of personal injury c Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, represents plaintiffs nationwide in complex litigation, arbitration proceedings and mediations. /Lang (EN-US) I represented the family, who were quite wealthy. /Type /MCR 63 0 R 64 0 R 65 0 R 66 0 R 67 0 R 68 0 R 69 0 R 70 0 R 71 0 R 72 0 R You never make anybody better, you can only help them financially, but his helicopter-flying business was going downhill because he could no longer fly. /K 2 /K 2 /Artifact /P /Pg 192 0 R /Pg 194 0 R As he points . /P 8 0 R /StructParents 13 << 34 0 obj /P 8 0 R << endobj /P 221 0 R /Pg 184 0 R /P 237 0 R endobj endobj endobj /S /P >> High Level Litigation against AbbVie/Allergan and 2021 verdict against TEVA for Nassau County, N.Y. Paved the Way. << Not yet, Opioid settlement: What to know about Teva Pharmaceutical Industires, Opioid Trial in Opioid MDL Will Go Forward, 6th Circ. /P 169 0 R endobj endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) We were on the eve of opening for the first opioid trial in the multi-district litigation up in Cleveland, and that case settled for somewhere in the vicinity of $320M. /Type /StructTreeRoot << endobj >> Arkansas Death-Row Executions: Is there a problem with the process? >> /K 6 LD: Tell me about some of the cases from your career that are particularly memorable for you. /K 12 Previously city included Brooklyn NY. /ITXT (2.1.7) /P 74 0 R /K 27 /P 8 0 R /Pg 196 0 R 53 0 obj /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Pg 196 0 R /Rotate 0 /K 34 /Type /OBJR << /Subtype /XML 210 0 obj Will Big Drugmakers Mimic Purdue on Opioid Marketing? /Lang (EN-US) We had been working on a very big case, and the defense lawyer on the case had said to me, If you ever look to leave, there's a place for you in our firm. It was a firm called Rivkin Radler, based on Long Island, and it was a big firm at the time. endobj null null null 119 0 R null null null 120 0 R null null] 11 [69 0 R 70 0 R 71 0 R 72 0 R 73 0 R null 146 0 R null 147 0 R 73 0 R] Jury Verdict in National Opioid Trial 65 0 obj /P 8 0 R I want the jury and the court to know that if I get up and say something, not only do I mean it, that I can back up what I'm saying. /P 221 0 R /Pg 184 0 R >> In a serious injury case, these bills usually exceed $100,000. << 165 0 obj endobj 120 0 obj /Tabs /S << /Type /OBJR Buffalo Files Massive First of Its Kind Lawsuit Claiming Gun Companies Have Created a Public Nuisance. The biggest highlight, however, doesnt involve arguments in front of a jury. /P 8 0 R The mother of one of . /P 30 0 R << /K 16 /S /P endobj /P 8 0 R >> 45 0 obj %PDF-1.5 >> endobj /Pg 196 0 R This was a matter of principle. 75 0 obj /K 17 /P 8 0 R << /K 2 >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /P 8 0 R endobj /K 2 /Pg 186 0 R /Type /OBJR 134 0 obj endobj 158 0 obj /Obj 253 0 R /Pg 190 0 R /Pg 189 0 R >> /K [5 210 0 R 211 0 R 212 0 R] /Resources 246 0 R 58 0 obj Because it's true that your generation had more opportunities to do trial work there were simply more trials. /K [27 217 0 R] >> /Obj 255 0 R /S /P My clients had all the money they needed and more. << 1 0 obj endobj Apr 28, 2023, 2:22 PM PDT. /Pg 196 0 R >> endobj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 150 0 obj endobj /K 13 25 0 obj /K 28 /P 8 0 R /Pg 182 0 R /S /P << << endobj /Pg 186 0 R As of this date, Hunter is married. /S /Link /K 119 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) 14 0 obj << /P 8 0 R 185 0 obj 192 0 obj >> 133 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 192 0 R How about in the pharmaceutical or medical device areas, do you have any cases that stand out as particularly interesting there? I stayed with that firm for only a couple of months afterward. /S /P /StructParents 11 /Pg 182 0 R >> >> /K [122 0 R 123 0 R 124 0 R 125 0 R 126 0 R 127 0 R 128 0 R 129 0 R 131 0 R] In 1920 there were 4 Shkolnik families living in New York. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) Do not act upon information found on Lawdragon as a replacement for legal advice provided by a professional attorney in good standing and licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. A young woman the same age as my daughter went for a helicopter ride with this older, rich guy who collected vintage planes and helicopters. /Endnote /Note >> << /P 8 0 R /Pg 196 0 R 81 0 obj >> 72 0 obj /Pg 192 0 R endobj >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> << The last "Tucker Carlson Tonight" episode aired on Fox News on Friday, April 21. 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They said, Just give us a call. After Friedman died, there was no reason for me to stay at the firm anymore, so I called them up. << << /K 17 The money went to Cuyahoga County. /BBox [0 0 511.7099914551 592.2979736328] 111 0 obj HS: With Flint, as soon as it happened, we knew, myself and Paul and Marie Napoli, this was something we had to get into. << 92 0 obj /Lang million loan the rapper made to the production company he owns and couldn't recall who purchased rights to $3 million worth of 50 Cent's songs. /P 8 0 R /S /P endobj /K [9 203 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) 173 0 obj /Resources 285 0 R >> << /Lang (EN-US) And we were right. endobj /Pg 182 0 R But I started realizing the upside opportunity for me, my family, on the plaintiff side was much better. endobj /Contents [278 0 R 279 0 R 280 0 R] /Type /OBJR /K 7 City of Buffalo Files Lawsuit Against Firearms Companies, Buffalony Gov. >> endobj >> /Parent 12 0 R endobj << /Pg 196 0 R /K 31 Do you have other opioid cases now, outside of Ohio? /S /P /Obj 251 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) They didnt care about that; they wanted something done right for their daughter, who should never have been lost because of this playboy's stupidity. << Lawdragon: When you were in law school, were you drawn more to the plaintiff or defense sides of medical malpractice litigation? << << 10 [64 0 R 65 0 R 66 0 R 67 0 R 68 0 R] NEW YORK, August 01, 2022--A ground-breaking, 2021 Nassau County, NY case represented by Hunter Shkolnik and Napoli Shkolnik's Opioid Trial Team set the stage for this outcome. endobj 183 0 obj /Resources 259 0 R He was in his 40s and was a playboy, just bought toys, race cars, planes, and there was no insurance on the aircraft, which is highly unusual. CNBC Quoted Hunter Shkolnik on $23 billion drug giveaway October 31, 2019 Source: CNBC In interviews with Reuters, lawyers representing local governments in the opioid litigation said the figure proposed by Teva inflates the real value of the drugs. /Pg 187 0 R Endo Pharmaceutical agreed to this settlement to end their involvement in the NY opioid jury trial, where the company was accused of its role in the opioid epidemic. /K 3 /Pg 196 0 R /S /P Download vCard. 144 0 obj >> << /Lang (EN-US) 222 0 obj Additionally, Mr. Shkolnik has also held officer positions in the New York State Trial Lawyers, Nassau County Bar Association and Committee Chair positions in ATLA Health Care Finance Litigation Group, Orthopedic Implant Litigation Group, AAJ Breast Cancer Litigation Group, Co-Chair AAJ Heart Device Litigation Group, and the Chair of the Medtronic ICD and CRTD Litigation Sub Group. HS: To me, it didn't make a difference if it was plaintiff or defendant trials. Hunter Shkolnik, a partner with Napoli Shkolnik, is a highly sought-after trial attorney who focuses his practice on the trials of significant personal injury cases, primarily in the area of. 93 0 R 94 0 R 95 0 R 96 0 R 97 0 R 98 0 R 99 0 R 100 0 R 101 0 R 102 0 R 135 0 obj /K 9 /Lang (EN-US) endobj NEW YORK, November 15, 2022 --. This settlement was reached with the three largest drug distributors, AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson, in the first opioid jury trial. 161 0 obj >> 195 0 obj /Parent 12 0 R So there are a lot of questions here. We plan on proceeding to trial this Fall against a major international engineering company as well. >> >> >> /Pg 182 0 R /P 89 0 R /P 83 0 R That fondness for the family business may be inherited: Shkolnik himself came from a family of doctors and planned to practice medicine before learning his grades were just shy of the level required to win a spot in medical school in the U.S. That meant I was going to have to go to Europe or Israel or some other place to study, and I had no interest in studying overseas, Shkolnik says. endobj /K 32 American Association of Justice (AAJ) Health Orthopedic Implant Litigation Group, Past Vice-Chairman, Science Committee Director /P 8 0 R >> /Pg 183 0 R endobj I was good in the courtroom, I could try any case thrown at me, whether it was at the last minute or I had six months to prepare. /K 0 At its close in December 2021, the lawsuit yielded up to $1.7 billion from the defendants, including: a $263 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson; a $200 million settlement with former opioid manufacturer Allergan; a $50 million settlement with opioid manufacturers Endo and Par ($13.85 million of which will be awarded to Nassau County); and a $1.1 billion settlement agreement with McKesson, Cardinal Health, and AmerisourceBergen, the three most prominent pharmaceutical distributors responsible for distributing and selling opioid painkillers. /Pg 183 0 R /S /P There was some payment, some minor settlements leading up to the final $320M, and we saw money being funneled into programs immediately. 43 0 R 44 0 R 45 0 R 46 0 R 47 0 R 48 0 R 49 0 R 50 0 R 51 0 R 52 0 R (833) 508-2353 Message. 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