Source: http://www.propertycasualty360.com, November 11, 2016 By: Shawn Moynihan Now that the building boom has presented a great deal of opportunity after years of limited activity, for construction companies and subcontractors looking to make the most of it more attention than ever must be paid to effective risk management practices that will not only save money […]

Source: http://www.inforum.com, November 3, 2016 By: Tu-Uyen Tran When construction workers were digging up a downtown parking lot on Roberts Street a few months ago, they found a couple of underground storage tanks that didn’t appear on any of their maps. One in the vicinity of the Carnegie Library, which stood at the site from […]

Source: http://www.newyorklawjournal.com, October 11, 2016 By: Paul M. Hellegers and Wojciech Jackowski Historically, when a property in New York City was damaged during excavation activities on a neighboring property, the injured property owner has been able to obtain compensation from the adjoining property owner/developer or the contractor performing excavation by proffering evidence of excavation and […]

Source: http://www.smokymountainnews.com, November 9, 2016 By: Cory Vaillancourt Haywood Community College’s new Creative Arts Building was supposed to be a state-of-the-art, energy-efficient, environmentally friendly facility. Instead, according to allegations made in a complex, far-ranging lawsuit filed by HCC Oct. 28, it’s leaky, creaky and becoming a multi-million dollar boondoggle. Voters approved a quarter-cent sales tax […]

Source: http://www.knoe.com, November 4, 2016 By: Tim Bragg The Frontage Road bridge in Monroe may be closed for a little while longer. A civil lawsuit has been filed against Denmon Engineering, the company responsible for drawing up the bridge plans. It’s appears to be an abandoned section of roadway, blocked off by large dirt mounds, […]

Source: http://www.propertycasualty360.com, November 7, 2016 By: Raymond F.H. Bustamante, Berkley Construction Professional Underwriters, a W.R. Berkley Company Contractors’ professional liability (CPL) and pollution policies continue to grow in popularity as differing project delivery methods blur the lines between design and professional services in the changing construction industry. While the majority of the insurance forms most […]

Source: http://www.marinij.com, November 2, 2016 By: Stephanie Weldy Groundwater cleanup at Marinwood Plaza has stalled now that the state has rejected proposed plans to rid the shopping center of pollution left over from an old dry cleaning business. The state Regional Water Quality Control Board last week rejected a study exploring potential groundwater cleanup approaches […]

Source: http://www.tampabay.com, November 4, 2016 By: Richard Danielson For more than 50 years, a series of companies made electric cables and other products in a factory on E Hanna Avenue, leaving behind a toxic mix of petroleum, chlorinated solvents and lead in the soil and groundwater. Now, officials suspect trace levels of that contamination have […]

Source: http://www.propertycasualty360.com, November 4, 2016 By: Jeffery M. Slivka, New Day Underwriting Managers LLC Contractors’ professional liability insurance (CPrL) has expanded greatly in recent years, both in the number of carriers offering the coverage and the depth of the coverage itself. Not long ago, a CPrL program was comprised simply of a professional liability coverage […]

Source: http://www.denverpost.com, November 2, 2016 By: Bruce Finley EPA backs more tests in Colorado A Pentagon team met leaders of Colorado communities whose water has been contaminated with a toxic chemical used to fight fuel fires — and a top official on Wednesday declared the Air Force will move aggressively nationwide, expecting to spend $250 […]

Source: South Florida Sun Sentinel, October 26, 2016 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com The scope of Broward County’s sick-building problems expanded Tuesday, as employees in the county courthouse in downtown Fort Lauderdale said that even the portions of the court complex that are not slated for demolition are unsuitable for working. They asked to be moved out. […]

Source: http://www.watertowndailytimes.com, October 28, 2016 By: Craig Fox The manufacturer of the roof on the city’s ice arena warned that it needed some kind of system to prevent large chunks of snow and ice from falling off the renovated facility. Lawrence J. Coburn, who oversaw the arena project as its construction manager, recalled that the […]