About James Simpson
James ("Jay") Simpson is an experienced environmental lawyer who worked at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 for over seven years, where he enforced violations of the Clean Air Act and prosecuted environmental crimes. He also worked at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Region 2 for over five years, where he led the region's remediation section. He earned his LLM in Environmental Law from Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, his J.D. from Vermont Law School, and his B.A. from the University of Michigan. He is a Co-Editor-in-Chief of The New York Environmental Lawyer, published by the Environmental and Energy Law Section of the New York State Bar Association.
Proven verdicts and settlements at Napoli Shkolnik
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As court-appointed co-lead plaintiffs' counsel in AFFF MDL 2873, Paul J. Napoli of Napoli Shkolnik negotiated a settlement requiring 3M Company to pay up to $12.5 billion to public water systems contaminated by PFAS compounds in firefighting foam, the largest drinking-water settlement in American legal history.
As court-appointed co-lead counsel in AFFF MDL 2873, Paul J. Napoli of Napoli Shkolnik helped negotiate a $1.185 billion class settlement with DuPont, Chemours, and Corteva to compensate public water systems across the United States for PFAS contamination tied to firefighting foam.
Hunter Shkolnik of Napoli Shkolnik represented Nassau County in negotiations that produced a $1.1 billion settlement with McKesson, Cardinal Health, and AmerisourceBergen, the three largest prescription drug distributors in the United States.
Paul Napoli served as court-appointed co-liaison counsel for nearly 10,000 firefighters, police officers, and construction workers who developed respiratory diseases after working at Ground Zero, securing a settlement worth up to $712.5 million against the city and its contractors.
Hunter Shkolnik of Napoli Shkolnik served as court-appointed co-liaison counsel for individual plaintiffs in the consolidated federal Flint water litigation, which produced a $600 million settlement from the State of Michigan in 2020.
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