Source: http://therealdeal.com, October 16, 2016 Without admitting fault, Saltz Michelson agreed to settle a dispute over a Broward school design A Fort Lauderdale architecture firm will pay $1.56 million to the Broward County School District to settle a dispute over the design of an elementary school. Without admitting any fault, Saltz Michelson Architects agreed to […]

Source: http://www.reporternewspapers.net, October 14, 2016 By: John Ruch A possible buyer for North Springs Center at 7300 Roswell Road is working on a pollution cleanup deal that could speed the 9-acre shopping center’s redevelopment, according to the state Environmental Protection Division. The shopping center’s owner, North Springs Associates, has been working for a year to […]

Source: http://www.mlive.com, October 11, 2016 By: Andrew Dodson More than $1 million in work to stabilize a multi-million dollar condominium project began this week, more than a year after a lawsuit alleging the building  had extensive construction defects was dismissed. In March 2014, 19 residents of the Boathouse Condominiums, 1111 N. Water St., in downtown […]

Source: http://www.mlive.com, September 15, 2014 By: Cole Waterman Nineteen residents of a riverfront condominium complex in downtown Bay City are suing the various businesses that envisioned and constructed their abodes, claiming the structure is rife with defects. The residents of the Boathouse Condominiums at 1111 N. Water St. — Dan Blossom, Kris Blossom, Elizabeth Cooley, Carl Cooper, […]

Source: http://www.constructiondive.com, October 12, 2016 By: Kim Slowey Dive Brief: A federal judge has dismissed Hensel Phelps Construction Co.’s design-flaw lawsuit against Cooper Carry, the architect for the Marriott Marquis project in Washington, DC, because the contractor’s legal action did not comply with prescribed time limits, according to the Washington Business Journal. U.S. District Court […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, September 9, 2016 By: Heidi Hudson Raschke A recent article in the Sports section of The Miami Herald read “Shooting coach helps Winslow.” Perhaps, but it probably didn’t help the coach much. The admonition to “eat every carrot and pea on your plate” undoubtedly elicits laughs from the children to whom it is […]

Source: http://www.thehour.com, October 12, 2016 By: Emilie Munson Five years after the discovery of PCBs and other contaminants in the ground at Greenwich High School, much remediation work has been completed, but a long and expensive path to clean soil remains. With no timeline for finishing in sight, Greenwich’s Public Works Director Amy Siebert said […]

Read here about American Airlines’ increased safety precautions as the bacteria known to cause Legionnaires’ disease were found in some Texas hangers.

Read here about the closure of a Kentucky State University dorm after mold was found.

Source: http://michiganradio.org, October 6, 2016 By: Steve Carmody Legionella bacteria has been detected at a residence hall at the University of Michigan-Flint. Legionella bacteria turned up in three water samples in the Riverfront Residence hall. No illnesses have been reported. “Please let me reassure you that in checking with the Centers for Disease Control I […]

Source: http://www.csnews.com, October 6, 2016 By: Bill Selman, The Graham Co. Cleanup costs and third-party claims can be significant. One of the many ways convenience stores differ from their retail counterparts is the significant environmental risk related to their operations. The industry began offering gasoline in the 1970s and has taken great strides since then […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, September 22, 2016 By: Walter Wright and Rachel Hildebrand, Mitchell Williams Selig Gates & Woodyard PLLC An Ohio federal district court addressed whether a landfill operator’s insurer was obligated under a claims-based Environmental Impairment Liability (“EIL”) policy to defend and indemnify against claims concerning odors emanating from the landfill. See Tunnell Hill Reclamation, […]