Source: Insurance Law360, March 7, 2017, By:  Wm. Gerald McElroy, Jr. Posted on: http://www.jdsupra.com Environmental impairment liability (EIL) policies currently available in the market provide very broad coverage. Thus, an EIL policy may provide coverage for an insured’s owned site clean-up costs, off-site clean-up costs, third party claims for bodily injury or property damage, and […]

Source: http://www.propertycasualty360.com, March 9, 2017 By: Larry Griffin Contaminated soil vapor can enter a building through cracks or other openings in a building’s foundation Insurers have long wrestled with claims for soil and groundwater pollution under both pre-1986 commercial general liability (CGL) policies and modern environmental impairment liability policies, but recently a new trend in […]

Source: http://www.businessinsurance.com, March 8, 2017 By: Gavin Souter In a complex insurance coverage dispute over alleged asbestos-related claims arising out of industrial talc use and production, a Connecticut appeals court ruled on Monday that a policyholder who previously bought occurrence-based coverage should not be deemed uninsured for long-tail liability claims during years when only limited […]

Source: http://www.businessinsurance.com, March 6, 2017 By: Gloria Gonzalez President Donald Trump’s energy infrastructure push may create business opportunities for insurers, but they will still likely be wary of some of the projects due to their environmental risks. Robert Hartwig, clinical associate professor in the finance department and co-director of the Center for Risk and Uncertainty […]

Source: http://www.lowellsun.com, March 7, 2017 By: Amaris Castillo Students, faculty, and staff at Greater Lowell Technical High School risked exposure to asbestos due to the shoddy demolition and renovation work of Lawrence-based RM Technologies, Inc., according to a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Maura Healey. The complaint filed in Suffolk Superior Court alleges that workers […]

Source: https://www.usgs.gov, March 6, 2017 Tests of 75 private drinking water wells in Lycoming County, in north-central Pennsylvania, found water from most of the sampled wells contained concentrations of radon that exceeded a proposed, nonbinding health standard for drinking water. Smaller percentages of the wells contained concentrations of arsenic or methane that exceed existing drinking […]

Source: https://therealdeal.com, March 1, 2017 By: Francisco Alvarado Property at 2121 N. Bayshore Drive was affected by leaky HVAC, residents say The condominium board at an older building in Edgewater is suing the engineering firm that designed the HVAC system at the property, alleging that the system caused extensive damage to the building. In a […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, February 24, 2017 By: David Dick, Thompson Coburn LLP A Missouri appellate court has for the first time recognized that a construction contractor may pursue a breach of contract claim against a public entity owner based on the “Spearin doctrine,” meaning the contractor may recover damages based upon deficient plans supplied by the […]

Source: Seattle Times, February 28, 2017 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed last year by the city of Seattle against Monsanto to make the company pay for the cleanup of toxic PCBs from the city’s drainage system and the Duwamish River. U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik, in denying […]

Source: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), February 26, 2017 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com You can’t see it. You can’t smell it. But toxic vapor rising from soils contaminated decades ago by industrial solvents is creating new and expensive headaches for property owners across Minnesota. Pollution officials have identified hundreds of sites across the state that are contaminated […]

Source: http://wane.com, February 20, 2017 The 31 acres GE Campus off-Broadway was once home to industrial effects like pollutants and asbestos but now as developers move forward they have to make sure the campus is safe for an entirely different development. Before any construction can begin, there’s a crucial step of cleanup. And future plans […]

Source: https://www.dnainfo.com, February 20, 2017 By: Irene Plagianos A leading city construction company and a firm it subcontracted are being sued by The Trust for Governors Island for more than $5 million over claims of shoddy work on seawall rehabilitation and bridges that connect visitors with docking ferries. Turner Construction is responsible for choosing a subcontractor that made numerous errors in its designs […]