Source: https://the-journal.com, May 1, 2017 By: Jim Mimiaga EPA arrives for cleanup job Asbestos contamination has forced the Towoac Recreation Center to close and triggered an Environment Protection Agency cleanup. The 30,000-square-foot building in downtown Towaoc was built in 1964. It houses a gymnasium, pool, weight room and recreation department offices. On Feb. 12, the […]

Source: http://www.startribune.com, May 1, 2017 BY: Josephine Marcotty Goodhue trucking firm tried to hide its “blatant” actions, state says. State pollution regulators have issued a major fine against the owner of a Goodhue County trucking and excavating firm for illegally installing an aging, corroded underground fuel storage tank and camouflaging it in an attempt to […]

Source: http://www.securityinfowatch.com, April 26, 2017 By: Keith Gushard A $5.2 million civil lawsuit has been filed in Crawford County Court of Common Pleas in connection with a fire that gutted the Titusville Towne Square building more than two years ago. The 17-count lawsuit has been filed by Erie Insurance Exchange, as it was the insurance […]

Source: http://www.timesunion.com, April 24, 2017 By: Larry Rulison Discussion will focus on asbestos found at the former food plant Beech-Nut will be sitting down with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency soon to go over an EPA administrative order that it clean up the asbestos mess at its former Canajoharie plant. Beech-Nut had until Friday to […]

Source: http://www.insurancejournal.com, April 25, 2017 By: L.S. Howard Large liability claims are becoming more expensive, complex and international, with activity increasing outside the United States, according a report published by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS). “Although recent years have seen a noticeable rise in large environmental liability claims, pharmaceutical and automotive product liability and […]

Source: The Fresno Bee (CA), April 20, 2017 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com The parent company of Dollar General Stores agreed to pay more than $1.1 million to settle a civil case accusing the stores of unlawfully disposing of hazardous waste in local landfills around California, Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward announced on Monday. A lawsuit […]

Source: http://www.businessinsurance.com, April 24, 2017 By: Judy Greenwald A Travelers Cos. Inc. unit is not obligated to pay more than $36 million in indemnification and prejudgment interest to a manufacturing company because of an asbestos exclusion in its excess policies, says a federal appeals court, overturning a lower court ruling. Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania-based General Refractories […]

Source: http://www.post-gazette.com, April 20, 2017 By: Sean D. Hamill Katherine Landman had already benefited from one bone-marrow transplant from her younger brother, Paul, three years earlier when her acute myeloid leukemia came back in July 2015. “She was doing real well until then,” her father, Lenny Boyce, said Thursday. The 44-year-old New Castle mother of […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, April 20, 2017 By: John H. Kazanjian and Nicole B. Weinstein, Beveridge & Diamond PC Companies facing environmental cleanup liability typically confront claims that are brought multiple decades after the alleged polluting activity took place. This passage of time often results in the loss or disappearance of crucial historic documents, including insurance policies, […]

Source: http://www.propertycasualty360.com, April 20, 2017 By: Eric Moon Every significant human-made structure throughout history has involved architecture and engineering. Some are memorable for their innovation and efficiency, while others are renowned for their inspiring design. Still others are remembered for a negative reason: catastrophic failure. Design failure is more than an occupational hazard for architects […]

Source: http://mynews4.com, April 19, 2017 By: Kaleb Roedel & Kenzie Bales The University of Nevada, Reno says it will be relocating 30 employees and several student workers working in an 8,000 square foot building where low levels of radiation were found. The radiation readings in the Facilities Services Building are all below the government’s maximum […]

Source: http://www.natlawreview.com, April 18, 2017 By: Rebecca Dow, Holland & Hart LLP When negotiating a construction contract with a general contractor (GC), the owner/developer should be aware of, and address, a number of issues to attempt to mitigate or limit the risk of construction defect litigation for a residential project, including multi-family and for-rent residential […]