Source: http://www.delawareonline.com, July 9, 2015 By: Jeff Mordock An Ohio federal judge dealt a blow to DuPont and the fledgling Chemours Co. less than a week after the companies separated. Plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against DuPont will not be required to prove their individual level of exposure to a chemical linked to illnesses, the […]

Source: http://louisianarecord.com, July 7, 2015 By: Kyle Barnett The City of Breaux Bridge is suing some of the largest oil companies in the world claiming a gasoline additive has tainted the city’s water supply. It is being represented by local firm Boyer Hebert Abels & Angelle, as well as some of the biggest toxic tort attorneys […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, July 6, 2015 By: Hunton & Williams LLP The Supreme Court of Texas has ruled that CERCLA enforcement proceedings brought by the EPA are a “suit” as that term is used in commercial general liability insurance policies. In doing so, Texas joins the majority of other jurisdictions to consider the issue. McGinnes Industrial […]

Source: http://tbo.com, July 4, 2015 By: Laura Kinsler Pasco County has won two federal grants totaling nearly $600,000 to identify and clean up contaminated properties. The Environmental Protection Agency awarded almost $200,000 to remove contaminated soil in Lacoochee that was discovered during construction of the Lewis Abraham Community Center. Melanie Kendrick, Pasco’s “brownfields” program manager, […]

Source: http://archive.pnj.com, July 4, 2015 By: Jeff Montgomery and Jeff Mordock Lisa J. Riggiola wasn’t among those cheering DuPont’s official spinoff of the Chemours chemical company this week. Riggiola, a Pompton Lakes, N.J., resident who grew up in the borough and served on its council, worries Chemours could be crippled by the weight of nationwide […]

Source: http://www.theguardian.com, July 5, 2015 By: Rose Hackman Despite a report that links practice to contaminated drinking water, list of more than 1,076 chemicals used during fracking process remains unknown to public The fracking industry must be compelled to provide far more detailed information to regulators if the public is to be accurately informed of […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, June 30, 2015 By: Matthew T. Hawk, Gordon & Rees LLP In the wake of the recent balcony collapse that killed six people in Berkeley, California, questions have been raised regarding past claims made against the general contractor of that building, Segue Construction, particularly those regarding improperly waterproofed balconies at previous projects. Several […]

Source: http://www.insurancejournal.com, July 2, 2015 By: Tiffany Kary and Jack Kaskey When DuPont Co. announced plans to spin off its major chemical operations in October 2013, it said the move would create a cash-generating dynamo with the leading market share in most of its businesses. The spinoff would let DuPont focus on higher-value products such […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com, June 25, 2015 By: Peter C. Vilmos, Burr & Forman LLP Florida Governor Rick Scott signed a new bill that changes Florida’s construction defect notice statute, effective October 1, 2015. Changes to the Florida statute include: (I) an amendment to section 558.001, revising legislative intent;  (II) an amendment to section 558.002, revising the […]

Source: Jackson Citizen Patriot (MI), June 21, 2015 Posted on: http://fpn.advisen.com The recent discovery of asbestos in the air at Central Michigan University’s Warriner Hall should serve as a lesson for public institutions across this state about the risk of doing business with contractors who don’t use property trained workers. Contractors began removing asbestos May […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, June 30, 2015 By: Thomas B. Alleman, Dykema Gossett PLLC On Friday, May 26, 2015, a closely divided Texas Supreme Court issued McGinnes Industrial Maintenance Corp. v. The Phoenix Insurance Co., No. 14-0465, (Tex., June 26, 2015), holding that a demand letter from the EPA to a potentially responsible party (“PRP”) under CERCLA and administrative […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, June 25, 2015 By: William J. Walsh, Pepper Hamilton LLP Business and legal risks to health care companies reach far beyond scientific uncertainties in the prevention protocols for infectious diseases due to lack of clarity among regulators with public health responsibilities. THE DILEMMA The host of exposure and risk issues raised by the […]