Author Archives: Napoli Shkolnik PLLC

Legal Actions Filed: Coronavirus Spreads in Nursing Homes

coronavirus legal actions

The legal actions include one from the family of a 78-year-old man in Brooklyn and another 78-year-old-man in Harlem. According to court documents, Linden Center For Nursing and Rehabilitation failed…

EPA Relax Pollution Rules due to Coronavirus

revised EPA rules coronavirus

In a controversial move, the Environmental Protection Agency said it would waive certain reporting requirements for companies hit hard by COVID-19. Normally, companies must report chemical emissions into the air,…

Coronavirus Leads to More Drug Overdose Deaths

Coronavirus Drug Overdose Deaths

The coronavirus outbreak is making yet another serious problem even worse, fatal drug overdose deaths are up 50 percent in Nassau County, and other nearby jurisdictions report similar statistics. Nassau…

Bladder Medication Can Cause Blindness

Elmiron Retina Damage

Orphan drug affects eyesight Having been widely prescribed for decades, the Elmiron bladder medication has recently been found to be toxic to the retina (damage). An article published by the…

Government Recalls Diabetes Drug

Metformin Recall

After government inspectors found traces of a cancer-causing chemical in Metformin, the Food and Drug Administration ordered a recall of one of the most commonly-prescribed diabetes drugs in America. FDA…

Prescription Weight Loss Drug Pulled Off The Market

prescription weight loss drug

In 2012, the FDA approved the first new prescription weight loss drug in thirteen years: lorcaserin, marketed as Belviq. Available to patients in the US since June 2013 in a…