Source: https://www.mondaq.com/, October 8, 2021 By: Pamela G. Michiels, Phelps Dunbar Professional liability policies, almost always written on a claims-made basis, typically contain a number of options for the insured to obtain an Extended Reporting Period (ERP). What does that mean? And why might it be necessary, or at least a good idea? While many […]

Source: https://www.mondaq.com/, October 8, 2021 By: Mary Frances Lindquist Rosamond, Phelps Dunbar Most architects, engineers and contractors’ professional liability policies are written on a claims-made basis, requiring a claim to be first made against the insured and reported to the insurer during the policy period. Claims-made policies typically contain a retroactive date limitation, which must […]

Source: https://lawstreetmedia.com/, October 6, 2021 By: Kendall Heebink A suit was filed Monday in the Eastern District of Louisiana by plaintiffs the United States of America and the State of Louisiana against defendant American Commercial Barge Line, LLC (ACBL). The plaintiffs filed suit against the defendant per the request of a host of federal and state […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com/, October 5, 2021 By: Melanie A. McDonald, Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C. Applying Louisiana law, a recent federal court decision exemplifies why policyholders should thoroughly read claims-made policies to understand when notice is due to insurers and truthfully complete policy applications. In Admiral Insurance Company v. Dual Trucking, Inc.,1 the Court determined the insurer, […]

Source: Associated Press, October 6, 2021 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com/ Hoping to avoid a bitter and lengthy battle over money by victims, a judge on Wednesday said a mediator will be named to sort through claims arising from the collapse of a South Florida condominium that killed 98 people. The intent is for an agreement to […]

Source: https://www.sierraclub.org/, October 6, 2021 By: Jennifer Oldham Twin beige tanks stand amid stately evergreens in Colorado’s Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. Their only companion is a silent pump jack. The inactive oil and gas site not only mars the view; it is also leaking toxic gases known to accelerate climate change. Video shot by an […]

Source: https://www.waterworld.com/, October 6, 2021 On September 30, three settlement agreements through the Central District of California’s courts will require three companies to pay $77.6 million for contaminated groundwater cleanup. The companies — Montrose Chemical Corporation of California, Bayer CropScience Inc, TFCF America Inc and Stauffer management Company LLC — agreed to pay for the […]

Source: https://www.law.com/, October 4, 2021 By: Meghann M. Cuniff A group of defendants led by Montrose Chemical Corp. will pay at least another $77 million to clean up contamination in Los Angeles from a former Montrose dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, or DDT, manufacturing plant in what a veteran litigator hailed as a “milestone” in a 31-year legal saga. Three partial […]

Source: https://6abc.com/, October 5, 2021 By: Michael Rubinkam Pennsylvania’s attorney general filed criminal charges Tuesday against the developer of a problem-plagued pipeline that takes natural gas liquids from the Marcellus Shale gas field to an export terminal near Philadelphia. Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced the case at a news conference at Marsh Creek State Park […]

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, October 5, 2021 By: Leslie Shaver The problems at 432 Park Avenue aren’t new, but the recent suit filed by the condo association ramps up the dispute between residents and the developers. “Unit owners paid tens of millions of dollars to acquire units,” the plaintiffs said in court filings. “Far from the ultra-luxury […]

Source: https://www.pressherald.com/, October 1, 2021 By: Megan Gray A federal judge began hearings Friday that could resolve a decades-long legal battle and begin one of the costliest environmental remediation projects in Maine history. In 2000, Maine People’s Alliance and the Natural Resources Defense Council sued Mallinckrodt US LLC over mercury contamination in the Penobscot River from […]

Source: https://www.latimes.com/, October 2, 2021 Crews raced Sunday to contain the damage from a major oil spill off the Orange County coast that left crude spoiling beaches, killing fish and birds and threatening local wetlands. The spill, first reported Saturday, originated from a pipeline off the coast of Huntington Beach connected to an offshore oil […]