Source:https://www.jdsupra.com/, March 28, 2022 In the recent decision of Korte & Luitjohan Contractors Inc. v. Erie Insurance Exchange, the Fifth District Appellate Court of Illinois reaffirmed that, under Illinois law: (1) construction defects generally do not trigger coverage under commercial general liability insurance policies; (2) such policies generally do not cover the cost to repair construction […]

Source: https://www.kcentv.com/, March 27, 2022 By: Fe;isa Cardenas Killeen Emergency crews are responding to a vehicle rollover accident involving an 8,700-gallon gasoline tanker Sunday at the intersection of Rosewood Drive and Central Texas Expressway. Residents may smell gasoline in the area, according to the City of Killeen press release, but the city assures residents that […]

Source: https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/, March 18, 2022 More than 200 gallons of a cleaning product were spilled at a creamery in Rohnert Park on Friday morning, prompting a hazmat response and a shelter-in-place for nearby businesses. According to the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety, crews were called to the Straus Family Creamery at 655 Park Court […]

Source: https://www.fayobserver.com/, March 22, 2022 By: Ivey Schofield For years, statewide, regional and local groups have fought to hold an area chemical plant accountable for its alleged groundwater contamination. On Friday, Cumberland County joined the fight, filing a lawsuit against Chemours and its parent company, DuPont. The lawsuit, filed by Crueger Dickson LLC. and Baron & […]

Source: Berkley Design Professional, https://www.berkleydp.com/ Auto Dealership Drama An architect designed an auto dealership and its scope of services included civil engineering and construction contract administration. Several years later, when the owner entered into negotiations to sell the dealership, the purchaser’s inspector discovered multiple construction defects – some of which caused water intrusion that were […]

Source: Berkley Design Professional, https://www.berkleydp.com/ Defective Administration A small architectural firm provided design and construction contract administration (CCA) services for a two-story addition to a library that was several hours from their office. The contractor was terminated by the owner after numerous construction defects were identified during construction. The owner demanded that the contractor’s bonding […]

Source: Berkley Design Professional, https://www.berkleydp.com/ The Failing Foundation An architect designed a new church building and was also responsible for providing engineering services. There were numerous issues regarding the quality of the construction work—the foundation, in particular. The architect used its standard contract which stated that they would “ensure” contractor performance in accordance with plans […]

Source: https://admin.mauinow.com/, March 23, 2022 The state Department of Health asked individuals who stayed at a specific Hilton hotel in Waikīkī within the last couple weeks to be on alert for a type of pneumonia called Legionnaires’ disease, according to a press release today. DOH also asked public health agencies across the US Mainland to […]

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, March 24, 2022 By: Zachary Phillips Two construction workers died Tuesday morning when a concrete wall collapsed on them at the Riverwalk Plaza construction project in Boynton Beach, Florida, north of Fort Lauderdale. At roughly 10:14 a.m., Boynton Beach police and rescue crews responded to a call about the incident and located the […]

Source: https://thehill.com/, March 11, 2022 By: Sharon Udasin Nearly 900 spills of firefighting foam containing toxic “forever chemicals” have occurred across the country since 1990, new data published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revealed. The dataset, provided to the EPA by the U.S. Coast Guard’s National Response Center, showed that there have been 897 spills […]

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, March 23, 2022 By: Karen Surca The commercial construction industry is everchanging. Proposed construction initiatives are oftentimes vulnerable to outside economic factors including the overall supply and demand of project types, as well as world events such as the prolonged COVID-19 global pandemic. These hard to predict external pressures can impact the scale […]

Source:https://www.ajc.com/. March 23, 2022 By: Lautaro Grinspan On March 11, a Friday, the staff of an immigrant and workers’ rights non-profit based in Atlanta received a flurry of texts from workers at a Gainesville poultry plant. A pungent odor had filled the air, workers reported. There had been a chemical leak. Employees were being evacuated […]