Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/, April 22, 2025 By: Pillsbury – Policyholder Pulse Blog We have previously written on the evolving risks associated with PFAS—also known as “forever chemicals”—and their implications for policyholders navigating environmental liabilities involving both PFAS and PFAS-related chemicals (i.e., fluorinated chemicals that do not fit the definition of PFAS). Our prior analyses explored coverage strategies […]

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, April 21, 2025 By: Sebastian Obando A foreign construction equipment maker is betting big on President Donald Trump’s trade policies even as developers cancel billions in clean energy and tech manufacturing projects. JCB, the U.K.-based construction equipment company, plans to double the size of its San Antonio, Texas, factory to 1 million square feet, said […]

Source: Miller Insurance The Insured designed a multi-use pathway with a ramp and with a 6″ wide grass strip between the road and the pathway. In order to save costs, the County told the Insured to eliminate the ramp and shrink the grass strip to 4″. The Insured approved the design change. The Plaintiffs crossed […]

Source: Miller Insurance The Insured provided structural engineering services in the design, detailing and specifications for a fish lab/incubator project with an access roadway. Before construction began, the Architect and Owner value-engineered the project, removing a portion of sheet piling which would have supported the road. The Insured acquiesced to that change even though it […]

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, April 21, 2025 By: Matthew Sellers In a case with sweeping implications for pollution exclusions in commercial general liability insurance, the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has certified a key question to the Illinois Supreme Court: whether emissions conducted under a regulatory permit fall within the scope of a pollution […]

Source: https://bostonrealestatetimes.com/, April 18, 2025 Moderna Inc. is suing construction firm The Gutierrez Co., alleging defective work at its Marlborough manufacturing facility caused extensive water leaks, mold, and structural damage, according to a report by Boston Business Journal reporter Hannah Green. The lawsuit, filed in Suffolk Superior Court, claims that Gutierrez failed in the “design and construction […]

Source: https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com/ A small commercial contractor who specialized in retrofits had been disposing of construction debris at a licensed local non-hazardous municipal solid waste landfill for years. A government investigation found numerous pollutants had migrated from the landfill to a nearby property. The contractor, along with numerous other entities were named as Potentially Responsible Parties. […]

Source: https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com/ A contractor was transporting a load of site waste to a nearby landfill. While in transit, the truck overturned on the highway causing the waste to spill into a nearby creek protected by a local wildlife preservation organization. The organization filed a lawsuit, and the contractor ended up facing fines and clean-up costs. […]

Source: https://www.middletownpress.com/, April 17, 2025 By: Shaniece Holmes-Brown State officials found asbestos in the fill at a construction site in Trumbull Center following a resident’s complaint. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection investigated the mixed-use construction site at 900 White Plains Road last month after resident Chris Pettinella filed a complaint that there was asbestos at the […]

Source: https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com/ A farm owner was driving their tractor to a nearby farm facility up the road. While in transit, the tractor struck a pipe protruding from the ground, damaging the tractor which caused fuel from the tractor to release to the ground surface and into a storm drain. The release impacted both the soil […]

Source: https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com/ A warehouse owner and operator routinely generated small quantities of hazardous material and hired a third party to pick up and dispose of the waste accordingly. Instead of successfully transporting the hazardous material to the nearby landfill waste treatment center, the third party abandoned the drums on the side of a road. The […]

Source: https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com/ A facility which performed manufacturing and food processing operations used a nearby railway to transfer products and other supplies to vendors. While loading the bulk freight onto the rail, the tank car, which contained processing substance, overturned and the waste was released into the surrounding soil. Read more.