About Stephen Acquario
Stephen J. Acquario has devoted his legal career to championing the rights of local government and their obligation to protect the health, safety, and welfare of people, their communities, and the environment. For decades, he has consulted with public entities on complex legislative, regulatory, and litigation strategies, offering a unique range of governmental experience at the federal, state, and local level. He concentrates on environmental contamination litigation on behalf of municipalities and water systems impacted by PFAS and other industrial pollutants. He earned his J.D. magna cum laude from Albany Law School of Union University and his B.A. from the State University of New York at Potsdam. He also holds a Graduate Certificate in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University.
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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