Source: The Charletston Gazette (WV), October 25, 2018 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com After years of urging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to act to prevent combustible dust explosions and fires, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board is asking for feedback about the management and control of combustible dust. Specifically, the call comes as the CSB is […]

Source: https://westfaironline.com, October 22, 2018 by: Bill Heltzel A Yonkers landlord is suing a neighboring landlord for $3 million for allegedly allowing dry cleaning chemicals to pollute his property. James G. Dibbini, president of Preferred Westchester Properties Inc., sued Fay Realty LLC and owner Norman Mirsky on Oct. 17 in Westchester Supreme Court. Dibbini claims […]

Source: https://apnews.com, October 27, 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.northjersey.com, October 15, 2018 By: Philip DeVencentis Mold has been detected in a majority of residence halls at William Paterson University, forcing more than three dozen students to relocate to other on-campus units. Seven of 10 residence halls and two academic buildings have mold, a university spokeswoman said. The university has not identified those buildings and residence […]

Source: https://www.jdsupra.com, October 13, 2018 By: Teri Mae Rutledge & Samuel Stalker, Cozen O’Connor In a decision that the court itself characterized as bucking a modern trend, the Ohio Supreme Court found no coverage for a general contractor under a standard commercial general liability policy’s “occurrence” requirement for property damage caused by its subcontractor’s faulty […]

Source: https://www.jsonline.com, October 12, 2018 By: Lee Bergquist A new report from a Johnson Controls subsidiary that manufactures firefighting chemicals in northeastern Wisconsin provides the clearest evidence to date that contaminants from company operations are flowing into Green Bay at multiple points. The analysis shows perfluorinated chemicals — pollutants that are under growing scrutiny nationally —- have […]

Source: https://www.thedp.com, October 10, 2018 By: Julia Klayman Minor evidence of mold, moisture, and mildew was found in about 100 student rooms in the Quad this past weekend. University administrators said they worked with outside contractors over fall break to address the mold, allowing most residents to return to their rooms by Sunday. However, there […]

Source: https://www.wiscnews.com, October 9, 2018 by: Lyn Jerde From now on, workers at Didion Ethanol can’t even flush their toilets into Cambria’s wastewater treatment system. Village Public Works Director Tom Tietz said a wastewater main leading from the decade-old plant has been capped – as Tietz had warned company officials would happen almost a month […]

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 […]