Source: http://www.businessinsurance.com, March 29, 2016 By: Gloria Gonzalez The U.S. Department of Labor has settled charges with a New York state real estate developer and management company related to exposure to lead and asbestos hazards for $700,000. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Wingdale, New York-based Olivet Management L.L.C., now known as Dover […]

Source: http://trib.com, March 29, 2015 By: Benjamin Storrow More than four years after he penned the explosive report linking fracking to contaminated drinking water outside of Pavillion, Domenic DiGiulio is releasing the study he always hoped the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would: A rebuttal to the years of criticism levied against federal investigators. The study […]

Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, March 26, 2016 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com U.S. Steel Corp. agreed to make fixes at its Clairton Coke Works to address ongoing air pollution problems as part of a settlement with Allegheny County that has already cost the company nearly $4 million in fines. Despite a series of amended agreements between the Downtown-based […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, March 23, 2016 By: Carly Miller, Bradly Arant Boult Cummings LLP A recent Pennsylvania case, Gongloff Contracting, LLC v. L. Robert Kimball & Assocs., Architects and Engineers, Inc., sheds light on circumstances in which design errors can lead to damages in tort as courts recognize exceptions to the economic loss doctrine for such […]

Source: http://www.bna.com, March 21, 2016 By: Peter Hayes A pollution exclusion relieves an insurer of the duty to defend claims that a child ingested lead-based paint in a rental property owned by the policyholder, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled March 21. Lead-based paint unambiguously qualifies as an excluded “pollutant” under an absolute pollution exclusion in […]

Source: http://www.nj.com, March 27, 2016 By: Caitlin Mota With a majority of city schools over 80 years old, Jersey City schools are “classic candidates” for lead problems, according to a report. In 2006, 2008, and again in 2012, elevated levels of lead were found in drinking fountains in city schools, but officials did not “chart […]

Source: http://www.pressconnects.com, March 28, 2016 By: Tom Wilber A plan to transform urban decay in Johnson City into a thriving college campus is a tale of ruin and renewal. Much of the story has focused on the renewal, featuring Binghamton University’s $100 million nursing and pharmacy campus to anchor a cultural and professional district near UHS Wilson […]

Source: http://www.yourerie.com, March 22, 2016 By: leanne Stuck ERIE, Pa A construction error made in the building of a new Bayfront Hotel may delay the process. During the construction of the new Courtyard Marriott on the Bayfront,  incorrect drywall was used in 150 guest bathrooms. The sub-contractor, Associated Finish Systems, realized the mistake and is taking […]

Source: https://suffolktimes.timesreview.com, March 19, 2016 By: Tim Gannon The Village of Greenport has filed a lawsuit against the engineering firm that designed its $5.8 million power plant upgrade. The lawsuit filed Feb. 2 seeks more than $10 million in damages from Genesys Engineering and claims the Pelham-based company was negligent, breached agreements and didn’t provide certain services. Village officials […]

Source: http://lancasteronline.com, March 21, 2016 By: Tim Stuhldreher Seeking compensation for “multi-million dollar losses and damages,” Manheim Central School District has filed a lawsuit against the architecture firm that designed the now-razed Doe Run Elementary School. Foreman Architects-Engineers’ design was faulty and the firm failed to disclose the problem in a follow-up investigation, the lawsuit […]

By: Jefferey S. Lejfer, New Day underwriting Managers LLC As we move into 2016 we wanted to bring you some things that we’re hearing about trends in the construction industry and related risk liability for this year. (Finally!) Growth Construction-related firms that managed to weather the 2008 recession are starting to see a return to […]

Source: http://capegazette.villagesoup.com, March 17, 2016 By: Ron MacArthur Officials point to sediment control issues The developers of a community near Lewes have been cited for violations of the state’s sediment and stormwater regulations. On Feb. 25, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary David Small issued fines to Oakwood Village at Lewes LLC, […]