Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, September 9, 2024 By: Jake Offenhartz An underwater tunnel that passes beneath New York City’s East River sprung a leak last Wednesday after a city contractor mistakenly drilled a hole through it, sending streams of water into the heavily used passage as officials scrambled to plug the opening and block off traffic. The […]

Source: Professional Underwriters Agency (PUA) A mechanical engineer was retained to provide mechanical and plumbing design and construction administration  services on a condominium project. The owner sought to use a specific mechanical system, which the insured was not  familiar with, for part of the project and asked the architect to hire another mechanical engineer to […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, September 5, 2024 By: Allen Laman As litigation and regulation increase around per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), insurance underwriting is tightening across lines. Insurance professionals who specialize in PFAS say insurers are mandating coverage exclusions and, in some cases, declining to write liability policies at all in PFAS-exposed industries. Robin Kelliher, environmental solutions […]

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, September 5, 2024 By: Jen A. Miller What keeps structural engineers up at night? Most of all, it’s the pressure to accelerate construction projects and the country’s lack of infrastructure maintenance. That information comes from the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations’ recent survey of structural engineers, which found that respondents are most concerned […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, September 2, 2024 By: Kelly Potter The professional liability market for architects and engineers is continuously adapting to new trends and challenges. These shifts bring both opportunities and obstacles for brokers and design professionals. While there remains a strong interest in this sector and many insurers continue to participate, underwriters are becoming increasingly […]

Source: https://www.oswaldcompanies.com/, August 22, 2024 By: Tim Shumrick Disaster strikes. A design flaw becomes apparent during construction administration. Tempers flare between a design professional on the project and the project owner. Exasperated over the prospect of rework, a pushed-back schedule, and general disruption to project progress, the project owner files a claim against the design […]

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, September 3, 2024 By: Julie Strupp The New York State Thruway Authority is suing the builders of the Mario Cuomo Bridge to get them to pay for retrofitting dozens of stay cables that it says didn’t meet durability requirements, according to the lawsuit filed Aug. 22 in the New York State Supreme Court in […]

Source: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/, August 29, 2024 At approximately 9:20 a.m. Thursday, Hall County Fire Rescue, along with five units from Gainesville Fire Department, responded to a chemical leak at Predictive Food Safety on Industrial Boulevard. The incident was reported after employees at U.S. Pipe Fabrication, located across the road, experienced symptoms consistent with chemical exposure, leading […]

Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/, August 23, 2024 By: David Peden & Gabriel Rincon, Porter Hedges LLP Coordination between the Owner-Architect Agreement and the Owner-Contractor Agreement is crucial for any successful project. In particular, parties most commonly overlook the provisions related to an Initial Decision Maker (“IDM”).  When the fight breaks out, there are usually conflicting claims whether […]

Source: https://www.keranews.org/, August 29, 2024 By: Mitch Borden After a fire erupted at an industrial facility on the outskirts of Odessa earlier this summer, some nearby residents are now suing over the environmental contamination they say it’s causing. Earlier this week, 19 Ector County residents and one business filed a lawsuit against the owners of […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, August 29, 2024 Federal safety inspectors became aware that a 31-year-old employee of a Chicago countertop manufacturer needed a double lung transplant after suffering accelerated silicosis ‒ an incurable lung disease – and the U.S. Department of Labor immediately alerted the company of the potential imminent danger and an inspection by the department’s […]

Source: Professional Underwriters Agency (PUA) A claim was made against a structural engineer when a pier in a five-level parking garage failed, causing the garage to  settle several inches. During the review of the situation, it became clear that the precast concrete contractor did not  provide the structural engineer with certain load points in the […]