{"id":22336,"date":"2026-04-10T14:43:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T18:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4bd619bca4.nxcli.io\/?post_type=whitepapers&#038;p=22336"},"modified":"2026-04-10T14:43:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T18:43:24","slug":"cbs-news-features-joseph-ciaccio-on-napoli-shkolniks-growing-litigation-against-weber-over-defective-grill-brushes","status":"publish","type":"whitepapers","link":"https:\/\/napolilaw.com\/es\/libros-blancos\/cbs-news-features-joseph-ciaccio-on-napoli-shkolniks-growing-litigation-against-weber-over-defective-grill-brushes\/","title":{"rendered":"CBS NEWS FEATURES\u00a0JOSEPH CIACCIO ON NAPOLI SHKOLNIK&#8217;S GROWING LITIGATION AGAINST WEBER OVER DEFECTIVE GRILL BRUSHES\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Napoli Shkolnik partner&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/napolilaw.com\/en\/attorneys\/joseph-l-ciaccio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">jose ciaccio<\/a>&nbsp;was recently featured on&nbsp;<em>Noticias CBS<\/em>&nbsp;discussing the firm&#8217;s growing number of lawsuits against Weber for injuries caused by its defective metal wire grill brushes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lawsuits allege that Weber knew or had reason to know that bristles could detach from its grill brushes during normal use and&nbsp;failed to&nbsp;warn consumers of the risk. The litigation follows Weber&#8217;s February 2026 recall of more than 3.2 million metal wire grill brushes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ciaccio described the severity of injuries sustained by the firm&#8217;s clients, telling&nbsp;<em>Noticias CBS<\/em>, &#8220;All of our clients have undergone surgeries.&nbsp;The man in New Jersey still has a piece of the brush stuck in his pancreas. The child that we represent here on Long Island needed to undergo two throat surgeries just to remove the bristle.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among those represented by Napoli Shkolnik is Bruce Lynch, who spoke to&nbsp;<em>Noticias CBS<\/em>&nbsp;about the lasting impact of his injuries. &#8220;I still have scarring in my right eye. I still have limited vision. I&nbsp;wouldn&#8217;t&nbsp;wish this on my worst enemy,&#8221; Lynch said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cases highlight a pattern of preventable harm caused by a product that remained on the market despite known risks to consumers.&nbsp;The firm is also pursuing litigation related to the March 2026&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpsc.gov\/Recalls\/2026\/Nexgrill-Recalls-Over-10-2-Million-Metal-Wire-Bristle-Grill-Brushes-Due-to-Ingestion-Hazard-Sold-at-Home-Depot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nexgrill<\/a>&nbsp;wire grill brush recall.&nbsp;If you or someone you know was injured by a Weber&nbsp;or&nbsp;Nexgrill&nbsp;wire grill brush, contact Napoli Shkolnik to discuss your legal options.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the full segment here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/video\/injuries-allegedly-from-recalled-grill-brushes-lead-to-lawsuits-in-n-y-n-j\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/video\/injuries-allegedly-from-recalled-grill-brushes-lead-to-lawsuits-in-n-y-n-j\/<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Napoli Shkolnik partner&nbsp;Joseph Ciaccio&nbsp;was recently featured on&nbsp;CBS News&nbsp;discussing the firm&#8217;s growing number of lawsuits against Weber for injuries caused by its defective metal wire grill brushes.&nbsp; The lawsuits allege that&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","whitepaper_category":[182],"whitepaper-source":[],"class_list":["post-22336","whitepapers","type-whitepapers","status-publish","hentry","whitepaper_category-product-liability"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/whitepapers\/22336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/whitepapers"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/whitepapers"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/whitepapers\/22336\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"whitepaper_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/whitepaper_category?post=22336"},{"taxonomy":"whitepaper-source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/whitepaper-source?post=22336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}