Source: https://www.wltx.com, December 11, 2018 By: Nic Jones Some in a Columbia community are thinking about moving after a gas odor at a nearby gas station has been impacting people for weeks. It’s been a pain for this community since before Thanksgiving. Back on November 19th, Play Pals Day Care off of Broad River Road […]

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com, December 10, 2018 By: Kimberly Fornek The Illinois Attorney General and the DuPage County State’s Attorney offices have reached a settlement of their lawsuit against Speedway LLC, that requires the company pay a $75,000 penalty. The state and county sued Speedway in 2017 after gasoline leaking from underground storage tanks at a Speedway […]

Source: Los Angeles Times, December 5, 2018 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com A cooling tower at Disneyland was the likely source for all 22 cases in a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak last year near the theme park, an Orange County health official testified Tuesday. Most of those who fell ill visited the park in the fall of 2017. […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com, December 4, 2018 By: Maria C. Salvemini, Manko Gold Katcher & Fox In an unpublished opinion, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey held that the Government was not liable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) or Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) for remediation […]

Source: https://www.northjersey.com, December 4, 2018 By: Meghan Grant Aiming to identify the companies behind the chemical contamination of its water supply, Ridgewood Water has retained a California-based law firm to potentially sue over the expensive costs of meeting new state and federal water quality standards. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are a group of […]

Source: https://www.enr.com, October 24, 2018 By: Scott Van Voorhis The engineering giant was stuck with liability for an accident triggered by others The record of the fateful hours before the horrific June 2009 explosion at Conagra Brand’s now-defunct Slim Jim plant in North Carolina reveals an excruciating, slow-motion series of errors. Brought in to commission […]

Source: http://www.seacoastonline.com, November 23, 2018 By: Max Sullivan Three more lawsuits have been filed against a Hampton Beach hotel identified by state officials as a likely source of a Legionnaire’s disease outbreak this summer. The suits were filed this past Tuesday in Rockingham Superior Court by three plaintiffs from Massachusetts, bringing the total number of […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com, November 30, 2018 By: Tiffany Kary Creating a massive lawsuit over cancer-linked chemicals found in around a third of Americans’ drinking water got a skeptical reception in federal court Thursday. A panel of seven judges in Manhattan repeatedly asked whether cases across the U.S. should be consolidated, given that they may have dealt […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com, November 29, 2018 By: John O’Connor People who are harmed or injured in incidents that are the state government’s fault will be eligible for damage awards of as much as $2 million after the state House voted to override a veto by Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner. The House voted 71-36 to override a […]

Source: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com, November 29, 2018 By: Anuja Vaidya UW Health’s University Hospital in Madison, Wis., identified four patients who have developed Legionnaires’ disease. These are the first cases of the disease acquired at the hospital in 23 years. The hospital urine-tested the patients, three of whom were previously hospitalized and one of whom is an […]

Source: https://www.businessinsurance.com, November 28, 2018 By: Judy Greenwald Neither asbestos nor environmental claims show signs of slowing down, says A.M. Best, in a report issued Wednesday, which estimates total asbestos and environmental ultimate losses of $146 billion. Meanwhile, a herbicide is potentially the next asbestos-level threat to public health, said Oldwick, New Jersey-based Best, in […]

Source: https://www.13wmaz.com, November 28, 2018 By: Avery Braxton The Mercer University Triangle is considered a hazardous site by the Environmental Protection Division. An area frequented by Mercer University students and Bibb County residents has been considered a hazardous site for years. The “Mercer University Triangle” lies right alongside Mercer Village and focused primarily where Montpelier […]