Source: https://www.constructionexec.com/, September 10, 2025 By: David Chmiel A priority for every construction firm, regardless of size, is the effective management of risk. The industry is rife with dangers, more than any other. Too often, risks—of various types—are underestimated or overlooked, making it critical to closely follow and manage policies and practices to guard against […]

Source: https://www.idahocountyfreepress.com/, September 3, 2025 By: Lyn Krzeminski Idaho County Commissioners expressed frustration at the Aug. 26 meeting over mounting costs and architectural oversights in the construction of the new county jail, saying repeated omissions in the design have forced them to dip into contingency funds and approve expensive change orders. What was planned as […]

Source: https://okcfox.com/, September 2025 By: Robert Hagan The Oklahoma County Jail’s new behavioral health care center is facing additional costs and potential delays due to the discovery of contaminated soil at the construction site. The project, which includes a $700 million jail and a $44 million care center, now requires an additional $481,000 for soil removal. […]

Source: https://www.kazu.org/, September 3, 2025 By: Erin Malsbury On a sunny day next to a Salinas Valley produce field, Drew McCown fills up two small bottles of water from a well. “I’ve sampled about 400 wells this season,” he says. He’s a project manager at Monterey Bay Analytical Services. The samples will be tested for nitrates, […]

Source: https://www.mondaq.com/, August 28, 2025 By: Kenneth Ryan & Thomas Benjamin Boley The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, applying New York law, has determined that an insurer had a duty to defend an insured because a carve-out to the relevant pollution exclusion applied. Town of Harrietstown v. Westchester Fire Ins. […]

Source: https://distinguished.com/, August 25, 2025 It may come as a shock to both brokers and clients, but many pollution events are not covered by general liability (GL) or property insurance (PI) policies. Most policies include pollution exclusions, leaving clients exposed to significant liability when environmental incidents occur. That means if an underground storage tank leaks or […]

Source: https://denverite.com/, August 27, 2025 By: Andrew Kenney The Upton Residences is one of the tallest buildings under construction in Denver, bringing 461 condo units and two conjoined towers to a downtown corner. But just as it nears completion at Welton and 18th streets, it’s grabbing attention for another reason: claims that a subcontractor’s behavior […]

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, August 28, 2025 By: Sebastian Obando Real work starts long before contractors hit shovels to the ground, especially on billion-dollar megaprojects. Lisa Stalteri, partner at Kansas City, Missouri-based law firm Lathrop GPM, knows this firsthand. She focuses on some of the country’s largest infrastructure and private development deals, typically ranging from $300 million […]

Source: https://www.goldbergsegalla.com/, August 27, 2025 By: Andrew J. Scholz Michael D. Shalhoub Karen Cullinane As has been widely reported by the media, in late July the New York City Department of Health (DOH) began “investigating a community cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in Central Harlem.” According to the DOH website, as of August 26 there have been […]

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, August 25, 2025 By: Zachary Phillips Two construction workers have filed lawsuits against two contractors, alleging the firms overlooked health hazards that contributed to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City, NBC News reported. Nunzio Quinto claimed he was exposed to the bacteria while working at the New York City Public Health Laboratory […]

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/, August 4, 2025 By: Eva Andersen, Casey Kuhn A fire fueled by a ruptured gas line tore through an Evesham Township, New Jersey, neighborhood Monday, forcing neighbors to evacuate from a half dozen homes, according to police. It all started when a construction crew struck an underground line. Evesham Township police say a […]

Source: https://www.nj.com/, August 22, 2025 By: Colleen Murphy Developers planning to convert a former Kearny industrial site into housing and warehouse space are suing two chemical companies for $15.5 million in cleanup costs for toxic contamination. Ridge Crossing and related developers filed a federal lawsuit last week in U.S. District Court in Newark accusing two chemical […]