Source: http://www.nola.com, December 28, 2016 By: Wilborn P. Nobles III A federal judge last week dismissed a lawsuit against contractors involved in a major drainage project that allegedly damaged property in Uptown New Orleans. U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt threw out a complaint Dec. 20 that was filed by the Sewerage and Water Board against Cajun Constructors Inc., […]

Source: http://www.cnbc.com, December 21, 2016 By: Berkeley Lovelace Jr. DuPont was ordered on Wednesday to pay $2 million after a jury found the company liable for diseases linked to a Teflon-making chemical, Reuters reported. The multinational chemical giant will pay a man who said he developed testicular cancer from exposure to a toxic chemical leaked […]

Source: http://www.construction-today.com, December 22, 2016 By: Thomas J. Madigan When building information modeling (BIM) technology first gained widespread use, commentators warned of new legal risks posed by the information sharing and collaboration essential to the process. Contractors and designers became worried that BIM could alter the traditional allocation of risk between them. The potential impact […]

Source: STAT News, December 27, 2016 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com Neighbors of Dartmouth College property where for years the Ivy League school disposed of mice and other small animals used in science experiments say they fear pollution from the site has contaminated their groundwater and they worry the school hasn’t been completely up front with them. […]

Source: Providence Journal (RI), December 23, 2016 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Friday that a settlement agreement worth an estimated $40.3 million has been filed in federal court that will continue the cleanup of the Peterson/Puritan Superfund site, a polluted property that covers 980 acres in Cumberland and Lincoln along […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, December 21, 2016 By: James M. McClammer, Manko Gold Katcher & Fox Last week, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey denied Alcoa Domestic LLC’s request that the court dismiss claims against it regarding a previously owned site, finding that Alcoa may be in breach of the Purchase and Sales […]

Source: http://www.ac-lawyers.com, December 8, 2016 By: John P. Ahlers Implied warranties are warranties created by law, legislation, or courts.  In the construction industry, one of the most prominent implied warranties is that owners who provide plans and specifications to their contractors impliedly warrant the adequacy of their plans and specifications.[i]  That implied warranty had its […]

Source: http://theind.com, December 20, 2016 By: Wynce Nolley Local attorney continues his fight to protect Lafayette’s main source of drinking water Lafayette environmental attorney William Goodell held a press conference in front of the Rosa Parks Transportation Center Tuesday afternoon ahead of the I-49 Executive Committee’s regular monthly meeting to discuss how the proposed I-49 […]

Source: http://iowawatch.org, December 20, 2016 By: Lauren Shotwell Arsenic, a naturally occurring element found in bedrock, soil and groundwater across Iowa and, if ingested over a long period of time, is associated with increased risks of certain types of cancer and with diabetes and cardiovascular and neurological issues. In 2001, the Environmental Protection Agency adopted […]

Source: http://courthousenews.com, December 20, 2016 By: Nick Rummell A small town in New Jersey has sued DuPont for $1.1 billion, claiming it dumped more than 100 million lbs. of toxic waste into soil and water near the Delaware River, “a disaster worse than Exxon Valdez” that will take 1,000 years to clean up. Carneys Point […]

Source: http://www.leaderherald.com, December 20, 2016 By: Mike Anich City to take over old leather building The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday finished cleaning up the closed, former Carville National Leather Corp. building, which the city will eventually take over. The Common Council first heard in July that the EPA was going to clean up […]

Source: http://www.bizjournals.com, December 19, 2016 By: Daniel J. Sernovitz The team behind the $124 million Ballou Senior High School modernization is seeking at least $2 million in damages from the project’s architects over claims they delivered incomplete design plans for the Southeast D.C. building. Chiaramonte-Hess, a joint venture between Chiaramonte Construction Co. and Hess Construction […]