On The Docket with Napoli Shkolnik

In this episode of On The Docket with Napoli Shkolnik, Partner Shayna Sacks is joined by Senior Associate Nestor Galarza to discuss the MultiPlan litigation and the broader impact of healthcare reimbursement practices on providers across the country. The conversation explores allegations that MultiPlan and major insurance companies used repricing systems that significantly reduced payments for out...

In this episode of On The Docket with Napoli Shkolnik, Senior Attorney Maria Fleming and Dr. Soleil Carrillo examine the larger pattern connecting several major litigations involving products and medications widely used by women. The conversation explores how women’s health has historically been under-researched and misunderstood, from clinical trials that underrepresented women to long-term risks...

In this episode of On The Docket with Napoli Shkolnik, partner Mary Ann Candelario is joined by Dr. Nicolle Valle Raimundi to examine how nursing home neglect can develop and go unnoticed in long-term care facilities. They break down why these situations happen more often than people think, from understaffing and lack of oversight to the challenges patients face when they cannot advocate for thems...

In this episode of On The Docket with Napoli Shkolnik, partners Hunter Shkolnik and Joseph Ciaccio examine a case where the issue wasn’t the prescription, but the lack of warning that followed. A mother was prescribed Topamax off-label for bipolar disorder, a common and legal practice. However, her dosage was increased far beyond recommended limits, and critical conversations about fetal risk, pre...

In this episode of On The Docket with Napoli Shkolnik, partners Hunter Shkolnik and Chris LoPalo explore how internal documents expose what institutions knew long before the public did. Using the Flint water crisis as a central example, they examine how early warnings, internal emails, and compliance reports revealed risks that were not immediately communicated to the public. The discussion unpack...

In this episode of On The Docket, host Marie Napoli sits down with Bruce Plaxen, President of the American Association for Justice, for a thoughtful conversation on mentorship, leadership, and responsibility within personal injury law. The discussion explores what draws attorneys into personal injury work, when the practice becomes purpose-driven, and how mentorship shapes both individual careers...

Railroad companies move America, but when they cut corners, workers pay the price. In this episode, we sit down with Hunter Shkolnik and Chris Schnieders to break down what really happens when rail workers are injured and forced to take on powerful corporations. We unpack the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), why it’s not workers’ comp, and why proving negligence can make or break a case. We...

Every day, people rely on products they believe are safe: powders, medications, weed killers, hair relaxers, even medical devices. But for thousands of families, these household items have led to devastating injuries and diagnoses. In this episode, Chris LoPalo and Joelys Hernandez dig into the truth behind some of the country’s biggest product liability cases and why so many dangers slip through...

In this episode of On the Docket, Coral and Veronica dive into the world of environmental contamination, from PFAS “forever chemicals” to lead and microplastics, and explore how these invisible pollutants have quietly reshaped the health and trust of American families. With nearly every person in the U.S. carrying PFAS in their blood, the conversation gets personal fast. They break down what these...