Source:https://www.lexology.com, November 7, 2017 By: Sean M. Golden, Vandeventer Black It is common on commercial construction projects for the owner to hire the architect to perform services during construction, in addition to designing the project. Among other things, the architect’s construction phase services will typically consist of periodic observations and evaluations of the progress of […]

Source: http://www.constructionbusinessowner.com, October 26, 2017 By: Jeffery M. Slivka & Bill Webb, New Day Underwriting Managers LLC 4 alternatives for securing against construction project professional liability No matter whether it is designed to protect owners, architects, engineers or general contractors, the securing of project professional liability coverage can be complicated. Professional liability exposure exists for […]

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com, October 9, 2017 By: Kim Slowey Dive Brief: OSHA has cited a California general contractor and subcontractor for safety violations related to a fatal wall collapse and has fined the companies a total of $86,975, according to NBC San Diego. Fernando Martinez, a 51-year-old employee of subcontractor Southland Paving, was digging a trench […]

Source: http://www.sj-r.com, October 30, 2017 By: Tim Landis The nine-month, $1.8 million cleanup at the former Pillsbury Mills plant in Springfield — including tons of asbestos-contaminated debris — should be completed this week with removal of barrels containing waste oil and other chemicals. Federal and state court cases, meanwhile, are pending against the site owners. […]

Source: http://www.mondaq.com, October 23, 2017 By: Rachel Jacobson and Nathaniel Custer, WilmerHale On October 4, the Ninth Circuit reversed the District Court for the Southern District of California’s decision to allocate to a government contractor 100 percent of cleanup costs for hazardous contamination at a manufacturing facility for failure to consider the involvement of the […]

Source: http://www.mondaq.com, October 24, 2017 By: Adam Levine, CPA, Ostrow Reisin Berk & Abrams Every business requires comprehensive insurance coverage to protect its assets and income. However, property owners and developers need to consider more than just general liability, workers’ compensation and business interruption policies. Professional Liability Insurance Real estate development projects often span months […]

The Moroun family’s purchase last month of McLouth Steel in downriver Trenton signaled redevelopment would finally happen of the 188-acre contaminated site that’s been vacant for the last 20 years. But before the Morouns’ purchase from Wayne County is final, they have until mid-December to work out a deal with the U.S. EPA detailing how the site will be restored, including […]

Read here about a recent study by the Lancet medical journal that found the extent of the costs and fatalities of pollution each year.

Source: http://www.timesunion.com, October 18, 2017 By: Brian Nearing The state is moving ahead with plans to clean up the badly polluted site of a long-abandoned dry-cleaning business in Colonie. Plans for the former Damshire Cleaners, at 1205 Central Ave., call for removal of potentially cancer-causing dry cleaning chemicals from underground that are moving toward nearby homes […]

Source: Dow Jones News Service, October 15, 2017 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com An offshore pipeline fracture that has spilled as much as 9,350 barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico near Louisiana appeared to be contained, the company responsible said on Sunday. LLOG Exploration Company LLC on Thursday morning discovered the spill, which stemmed from […]

Source: http://wnyt.com, October 13, 2017 Residents of the town of Florida in Montgomery County contacted NewsChannel 13 this week. They’re concerned about a massive Dollar General distribution center being built in their backyards – literally. They told us that in recent weeks they’ve noticed large clouds of white dust over the site and said it’s […]

Source: https://www.claimsjournal.com, October 16, 2017 By: Steven Pitt The question of whether carbon monoxide constitutes a pollutant for purposes of a standard policy pollution exclusion has been mixed among the courts. Whether carbon monoxide constitutes pollution is jurisdiction-specific and depends on whether the jurisdiction adopts a traditional or broadened view of environmental pollution. Exposure to […]