Source: https://www.thechronicleonline.com, October 9, 2018 By: Cody Mann Clatskanie city officials were notified at this month’s council meeting of an environmental concern at the former Johnson Oil location on Columbia River Highway. The county currently owns the property. Several Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) employees accompanied Columbia County Commissioner Margaret Magruder to the City Council […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com, October 5, 2018 By: John Castro, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani The United States District Court for the Southern District of California has now held that the Spearindoctrine applies to design-build subcontractors where the subcontractor is expected to design a portion of their work. The case is United States for the use and benefit of Bonita […]

Source: https://www.marinij.com, October 5, 2018 By: Richard Halstead The Marin Community College District has found itself enmeshed in a sort of Chinese box of lawsuits, as it sues the law firm it hired to sue the architectural firm it commissioned to help modernize the College of Marin campus. The district last month filed suit against […]

Source: https://www.wqpmag.com, October 8, 2018 The bacteria was discovered following two cases of Legionnaires’ disease Nine schools and one hotel in West Orange, N.J., discovered legionella bacteria following two confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease. The schools and hotel are flushing pipes and the hotel has replaced shower heads. The bacteria has been found in drinking water at all but three […]

Source: http://www.tribtown.com, October 4, 2018 By: January Rutherford The developer of Burkart Crossing Apartments in Seymour is suing an engineering firm for “poor” design and implementation of plans for a 104-lot subdivision on the city’s northeast side. Construction of homes has yet to begin in Redbud Meadows subdivision, located on about 60 acres of property […]

Source: Dayton Daily News, October 4, 2018 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com The city of Dayton will sue the makers of firefighting foam in the wake of chemicals found in the water systems here and in other cities around the country. City officials announced the lawsuit today in an afternoon press conference. “It is our duty to […]

Source: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com, October 3, 2018 By: rob Nikolewski Areas in the Unit 2 and Unit 3 containment domes at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station are under restricted access after workers recently discovered particles of asbestos and the plant’s operator, Southern California Edison, has hired a contractor to test and clean up the areas. Workers on Aug. […]

Source: http://www.topsailadvertiser.com, September 27, 2018 By: Cammie Bellamy Mold clean-up after Hurricane Florence is expected to cost Pender County Schools millions of dollars. But the state’s insurance policy for school buildings is unlikely to cover it. District officials and the Pender County Board of Education held an emergency meeting Thursday to discuss storm damage to […]

Source: https://www.newtimesslo.com, September 27, 2018 By: Karen Garcia The Cambria Community Services District claims that it has accrued $3.5 million in damages and bad equipment due to faulty work by the construction company that helped build its emergency water supply facility. The lawsuit, filed on Sept. 21 against CDM Smith—a Boston-based construction and engineering company […]

By:  Timothy Prosser, CPCU, RPLU Satisfying a client’s contractual requirement for Professional or Pollution Liability coverage isn’t always as simple as it seems; all policies are not created equal and many contracts include language defining exactly what coverage clauses are required.  Below are some common pitfalls to consider before issuing a certificate of insurance: If […]

Source: https://abc7ny.com, September 27, 2018 New Jersey school officials are taking steps to keep students safe following the discovery legionella bacteria in the water supply. The bacteria, which can cause lung infections, was found in all but three schools in West Orange. Officials said a chlorination process, which eliminates all bacteria in the pipes, will […]

Source: EHS Today, September 25, 2018 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com The new silica regulation imposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) limiting employee exposure to crystalline silica may be detailed and complex, but the agency takes compliance seriously and is not expected to cut an employer any slack if caught violating the rule. The […]