Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, November 17, 2025\ By: Matthew Sellers A West Virginia appeals court has upended insurer defenses in a major construction defect case, spotlighting coverage duties and notice requirements for commercial liability carriers. On November 13, 2025, the Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia reversed key parts of a lower court’s ruling in a […]

Source: https://www.constructionbusinessowner.com/, November 13, 2025 By: Jacob A. Epstein & Kara Olesky Most Florida construction professionals and any property owners who have lived in new condominium buildings are likely familiar with what attorneys in Florida refer to as the “558 process,” a legal process in which a property owner — whether an individual owner or a […]

Source: https://www.constructionrisk.com/, November 13, 2025 By: Kent Holland An architect (HKS Architects) was sued by its client (Orlando Health, Inc,) for negligent breach of contract – alleging serious design defects required immediate repairs.  HKS filed a third-party complaint against its engineer subcontractor (BBM) alleging that the Sub was the responsible party because it committed the […]

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/, November 13, 2025 By: Emily Mae Czachor A chemical spill injured dozens of people, some seriously, and forced hundreds to evacuate from a western Oklahoma city on Wednesday night, according to local officials. Evacuation orders were lifted Thursday morning. The incident occurred around 10 p.m. local time in Weatherford, Oklahoma, where an 8,500-gallon […]

Source: https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/, November 13, 2025 By: Ty Beaver The Moses Lake School District is suing two well-known Tri-City companies, alleging design and building flaws that led to the closure of its new $18 million school. The district accuses Fowler General Construction of Richland of improper and incomplete work and Design West Architects of Kennewick of […]

Source: https://riskandinsurance.com/, November 6, 2025 The global data center industry is experiencing unprecedented growth driven by artificial intelligence and cloud computing demands, with close to $7 trillion projected to be spent on construction data centers by 2030, according to Allianz Commercial research. “Data centers are particularly hot and rapidly growing,” said Darren Tasker, head of […]

Source: https://patch.com/, November 10, 2025 By: Alexis Tarrazi A gas station in Bridgewater is facing a lawsuit after New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette accused the business of failing to clean up gasoline contaminants and pay more than $90,000 in fines. The lawsuit was […]

Source: https://www.syracuse.com/, November 10, 2025 Developers have started cleaning up a 2.5-acre vacant lot where they intend to build senior apartments for the second phase of the new East Adams neighborhood, near the Interstate 81 viaduct. The block is just south of McKinney Manor, where 25 apartment units have been torn down to make way for the first […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, November 7, 2025 By: Andrew G. Simpson A federal court of appeals has revived a case over an alleged failure of insurance broker Willis of New Jersey to notify the insurer for one of its New York clients of the presence of lead paint in his residential building in Queens. The landlord, Paro […]

Source: https://www.theinsurer.com/, October 19, 2025 By: George Abbott PFAS have been dubbed “the next asbestos” and are frequently cited by executives as the number one emerging risk for the casualty market. Read more.

Source: https://ryanspecialty.com/, October 23, 2025 Freberg Environmental Insurance, LLC (“Freberg”), the Ryan Specialty (NYSE: RYAN) managing general underwriter that specializes in environmental risks, is pleased to announce the launch of its Environmental Unsupported Excess Liability program, designed to complement and expand Freberg’s current environmental liability offerings. This new offering mirrors Freberg’s current environmental underwriting appetite […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, October 30, 2025 A U.S. court reinstated a $185 million verdict against Bayer’s Monsanto unit over chemical contamination at a Washington state school on Thursday. The Washington state Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling that had vacated the verdict in a 2021 trial over claims brought by three teachers at Sky Valley […]