Source: https://www.propertycasualty360.com/, February 6, 2020 By: Heather Turner Even in today’s highly adaptive insurance world, environmental risks often go overlooked or underestimated in risk management. Understanding how environmental liability exposures affect businesses is critical when arranging proper insurance coverage. Jared Dubrowsky, vice president of the environmental practice at NFP, shares with PC360 the risks and associated liabilities in […]

Source: https://triblive.com/, February 5, 2020 By: Renatta Signorini A Jeannette packaging company is seeking thousands of dollars in damages after its items were contaminated while being stored in the same warehouse as a hemp drying facility, according to a lawsuit filed in Westmoreland County court. FC Meyer Packaging claims odor from the hemp facility permeated […]

Source: https://www.law360.com/, February 4, 2020 By: Keith Goldberg Honeywell International Inc. on Monday told a federal judge that Citgo Petroleum Corp. can’t duck its obligations to pay some of the $500 million-plus cleanup bill Honeywell has paid for a Superfund site on New York’s Onondaga Lake. Honeywell blasted Citgo’s argument that the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation […]

Source: https://www.law360.com/, February 4, 2020 By: Juan Carlos Rodriguez Michigan-based shoe giant Wolverine World Wide Inc. will pay $69.5 million to settle claims from the state and two townships that the company contaminated groundwater with variants of the “forever chemicals” known as PFASs. Wolverine, which makes shoe brands such as Keds, Merrell and Saucony, will pay for […]

Source: https://patch.com/, February 4, 2020 By: Isiah Holmes Wisconsin continues to develop a legislative response to the spread of PFAS chemicals across the state, in what is becoming a bipartisan race against time. Recently, a bill pushed by two representatives from communities hit hard by PFAS contamination, Rep. John Nygren (R-Marinette) and Sen. Dave Hansen […]

Source: https://www.globest.com/, February 4, 2020 By: Lidia Dinkova The homeowner association for a Midtown Doral condominium claims construction defects, including leaky plumbing with erratic water pressure, rooftop pools of rainwater on the roof and exposed rebar in cracked concrete. A member of the development partnership maintains all issues will be worked out and stands by […]

Source: https://www.wivb.com/, February 4, 2020 By: Marlee Tuskes A new lawsuit filed this week is alleging the City of Niagara Falls and several companies, including Occidental Chemical Corporation, are responsible for illnesses residents face as a result of dumping toxic substances around Love Canal and the surrounding area. Attorneys representing these residents say their investigation […]

Source: https://windsorstar.com/, February 3, 2020 By: Dave Battagello Michigan environmental authorities have issued several new orders to the aggregate company that operates on the Detroit River where a shoreline collapse occurred two months ago, as well as to the property’s owners. Interim response efforts to slow the ongoing collapse of the contaminated property into the […]

Source: https://www.lockhaven.com/, January 31, 2020 By: Michael Rubinkam Students at three Pennsylvania schools were told to stay home Thursday amid concerns over lead and asbestos contamination, as Pennsylvania State Police investigate what former district officials did to address problems with tainted water. One day after Gov. Tom Wolf unveiled a $1.1 billion plan to help […]

Source: https://www.businessinsurance.com/, January 30, 2020 By: Judy Greenwald An insurer is obligated to defend a contractor in arbitration over a construction project under a provision in its commercial general liability policy, says a federal appeals court, in affirming a lower court ruling. Construction of a luxury apartment complex was plagued with problems from the start, […]

Source: https://whyy.org, January 31, 2020 By: Meir Rinde Megan Murray felt happy when she bought her condo in Kensington. She loved the walkable, up-and-coming neighborhood and was proud she could afford a $320,000 new construction home with high-end finishes. She wasn’t too worried, at first, that the neighbor in the condo next door said there […]

Source: https://www.foxbusiness.com/, January 30, 2020 3M has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury in connection to discharges from a chemical plant in northern Alabama that may not have complied with permit requirements. Michael Roman, the Minnesota-based company’s CEO, announced the subpoena during an investor conference call Tuesday, WHNT-TV reported. The company faced lawsuits and public scrutiny last year after it was accused of releasing chemicals from […]