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 […]

Source: http://www.globalconstructionreview.com, November 16, 2018 A federal US body investigating the fatal collapse of a bridge in Miami has concluded that there were design errors which could have caused concrete cracking observed before the bridge fell. Engineers overestimated the load capacity of a critical section, its interim report said. The report released yesterday by the National Transportation […]

Source: https://westfaironline.com, November 15, 2018 By: Bill Heltzel A Breslin Realty Development Corp. affiliate is suing Chevron Corp. for $1.2 million, claiming that the oil company misrepresented the extent of soil and water contamination at an abandoned gas station in Yorktown where the developer is building a Lowe’s home improvement store. Yorktown JAZ LLC of […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com, November 14, 2018 By: Christine G. Rolph and Laura Glickman, Latham & Watkins LLP Companies facing products or environmental liability claims should immediately consider insurance coverage from current and historical policies in light of applicable state law. In recent months, the highest courts of several US states have issued important pro-policyholder decisions on […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com, November 13, 2018 By: Matlthew E. Cohn and William J. Anays, Greensfelder Hemker & Gale PC The Illinois Attorney General and the DuPage County State’s Attorney have effectively implicated the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency as a responsible participant in causing air pollution in a case brought by the State against Sterigenics U.S., LLC. […]

Source: https://wwmt.com, November 12, 2018 Work begins Monday to figure out what caused high levels of PFAS in Parchment. Georgia-Pacific, which has ties to the old Parchment Paper Mill, will start their investigation alongside the state to track down exactly what caused the water contamination in Parchment’s drinking water wells. The Michigan Department of Environmental […]

Source: https://durangoherald.com, November 8, 2018 By: Jonathan Romeo The current owners of a former smelting company are on the hook for nearly $1 million in the Superfund site cleanup of mines around Silverton, which seeks to improve water quality in the Animas River watershed from mining pollution. Recently, a “consent decree” – basically an agreement contract – […]

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com, November 14, 2018 by: Bethan Moorcraft A “cluster” of legionnaires’ disease cases in September left at least seven people hospitalized with pneumonia-like symptoms in the Guildford area of Surrey, British Columbia. Fraser Health Authority confirmed the “cluster” of cases on Saturday, September 01, and immediately began an investigation. Legionnaires’ disease is a serious […]

Source: https://www.ktoo.org, November 13, 2018 By: Tim Ellis The city of Fairbanks has retained two Lower 48 law firms to advise on how to sue the manufacturers of chemical compounds that have contaminated groundwater in several areas around the city. The officials hope to recover nearly $4 million the city has spent over the past […]

Source: https://www.cnn.com, August 16, 2018 By: Nadia Kounang It’s been about three weeks since Tammy Cooper last drank water from her tap. That’s when she saw a warning on Facebook for residents of her small Western Michigan town to stop drinking the water. In Michigan, water main breaks aren’t unusual, although they’re more common in […]

Source: https://www.nbcboston.com, November 7, 2018 By: Leslie Gaydos Christie and Mike D’Andrea are rebuilding their lives after they lost their home. “It’s like having a house fire, you lose everything, its tragic,” said homeowner Christie D’Andrea.“You say your house is full of mold and you’ve lost everything people kind of look at you and go, […]