Source: https://www.constructiondive.com, October 30, 2018 By: Doug Tabeling, Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP on behalf of ConsensusDocs Design flaws are a constant risk in construction, but the contractual allocation of that risk can sway considerably from project to project. Contract terms can vary from fully expressing an owner’s warranty of the sufficiency of plans and […]

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com, November 26, 2018 By: Joe Beeton “There is no such thing as risk.” That was the bold message delivered by Grant Holland of Mott MacDonald at last month’s annual Design-Build Institute of America conference in New Orleans. “You cannot quantify, in definitive terms, a particular risk on a project. Every stakeholder has a […]

Source: https://www.delawareonline.com, November 26, 2018 By: Maddy Lauria, Karl Baker and Josephine Peterson It remains unclear what caused flammable toxic gas to seep into the air from Croda Inc.’s bio-ethanol plant north of New Castle Sunday night, but experts say the decision to close the Delaware Memorial Bridge was the safest bet. The incident shut down traffic […]

Source: http://www.wistv.com, November 26, 2018 By: Jason Raven For the first time in 38 years, Bonnie Saville’s daycare isn’t filled with children. Instead, it’s surrounded by fences and clean up crews in respirators. “It’s very devastating to see all the equipment and all the work being done,” Saville said. She’s the owner of Play Pals […]

Source: http://www.unionleader.com, November 26, 2018 By:Jason Schreiber Sands Resort Management Co. is facing three new lawsuits over an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at the Hampton Beach hotel during late summer that infected 18 people and resulted in one death. The lawsuits filed last week in Rockingham County Superior Court follow the first suit that was […]

Source: https://www.daytondailynews.com, November 21, 2018 By: Chris Stewart A $35-million cleanup agreement has been reached for the Valleycrest Landfill in Old North Dayton. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice finalized a consent decree with the responsible parties on the 104-acre Superfund site that’s in a mixed residential and industrial […]

Source: https://www.theblaze.com, November 23, 2018 By: Teri Webster The University of Maryland in College Park is contending with fears about whether a student’s death from adenovirus was related to mold found in campus dorm rooms. Five more students also have illnesses tied to the virus, but it isn’t clear if mold is the culprit, according to published […]

Source: https://www.jdsupra.com, November 19, 2018 By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C. The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (“Court”) addressed in an October 5th opinion a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) liability issue. See Pa. Dep’t of Envtl, Prot. v. Trainer Custom Chem., LLC, 906 F.3d 85 (3rd Cir. […]

Source: https://www.newsday.com, November 20, 2018 By: Vera Chinese Town officials haven’t decided on a course of action for the area, where 45 private wells tested positive for pollutants the EPA links to some cancers and other health impacts. Southampton Town officials have not acted quickly to address water contamination in East Quogue, residents and an elected […]

Source: Great American Insurance Group, Environmental Insider, November 2018 No one wants or expects to have to submit a claim to their insurance company, but when it happens, Great American Environmental is there to work with your clients and provide the support necessary during that difficult time. Submitting a claim and participating in the investigation […]

Source: https://www.chieftain.com, October 17, 2018 The general contractor that managed San Francisco’s troubled $2 billion transit terminal is suing the agency in charge of the project alleging faulty design and mismanagement. The joint venture of Webcor Builders and Obayashi Corp. filed the lawsuit Tuesday in San Francisco. It alleges design and planning mistakes sent construction […]

“Source: https://www.bostonglobe.com, November 15, 2018 By: Milton J. Valencia Federal investigators Thursday singled out a Columbia Gas engineer with “limited knowledge” for errors in drafting work plans for a Lawrence construction site, setting in motion a chain of events that led to the Sept. 13 natural gas explosions that killed one man and left thousands without heat […]