About Jesus Fernandez
Jesus Fernandez is an associate in the Complex Commercial Litigation and Pharmaceutical Department. He handles litigation support and trial preparation in matters involving the opioid crisis and provides discovery support for multi-district plaintiffs' suits against the pharmaceutical industry, including analysis of voluminous discovery for deposition and trial preparation and research into legal issues and relevant elements. Previously, he worked as a litigation support attorney and general counsel for government entities in Puerto Rico. He earned his J.D. from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law, an MBA from Ana G. Mendez University, and his B.S. in Biology from the University of Puerto Rico.
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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