Source: http://www.lexology.com, August 27, 2015 By: Amy B. Briggs, Donna M. Carlton, Christine Spinella Davis, David B. Killalea, Stephen T. Raptis and Robert H. Shulman, Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP Why it matters: A California federal judge has ruled that an insurer had a duty to defend an apartment owner and its construction contractor in connection […]

Source: http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca, August 1, 2015 By: Greg Meckbach Environmental clean-up can cost millions of dollars, regulators sometimes force innocent organizations and individuals to pay for remediation and general liability policies do not always cover pollution risks. To be prepared, risk managers should assume their organizations have at least some environmental exposure. As regulators make environmental […]

Source: http://www.policyholderinformer.com, September 3, 2015 By: Charrise L. Alexander, Dickstein Shapiro LLP As the economy across the United States continues its slow improvement, many cities across the nation are experiencing a boom in real estate development. From residential to public transit to public works, developers are bidding on and undertaking large projects. Before beginning any new […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, August 27, 2015 By: Amy B. Briggs, Donna M. Carlton, Christine Spinella Davis, David B. Killalea, Stephen T. Raptis and Robert H. Shulman, Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP Why it matters: A Louisiana federal court held that a general liability insurer must indemnify its policyholder for costs incurred to address violations of the Clean […]

Source: http://www.businessinsurance.com, August 23, 2015 By: Bill Nellen Proper assessment and coverage of environmental liabilities can make the difference between a successful or failed real estate investment. Bill Nellen, executive vice president of the Environmental Group at Alliant Insurance Services Inc., discusses the routes to a positive outcome. Private equity has been demonstrating a voracious […]

Source: https://bangordailynews.com, September 2, 2015 By: Dawn Gagnon A federal court judge issued a ruling Wednesday ordering that an engineering firm be hired to develop a plan to clean up mercury deposited in the Penobscot River by a defunct Orrington chemical plant. HoltraChem, which operated from 1967 to 1982, produced 23,000 pounds of toxic mercury […]

Source: http://www.insidecounsel.com, September 1, 2015 By: Michael H. Sampson and Caitlin R. Garber Familiarity with insurance coverage is a must. Epidemics, disease outbreaks and pandemics often garner significant media coverage. In 2014, Ebola captured headlines across the world. At other times, the H1N1 flu, measles, Legionnaires’ disease, or some other disease has grabbed the public’s […]

Source: http://www.bakersfield.com, September 5, 2015 By: John Cox A unique sprinkler system northeast of Bakersfield has run night and day for more than half a century without attracting much notice, despite supporting a healthy-looking green patch that easily stands out from the golden foothills around it. But lately the installation has received lots of attention as regional water […]

Source: http://newjersey.realestaterama.com, July 31, 2015 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed modifications to the plan to address contaminated groundwater at the Shieldalloy Metallurgical Corp. site in Newfield and Vineland, N.J. A plan originally put into place by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection when it was mainly responsible for the site had required […]

Source: http://www.mondaq.com, August 28, 2015 By: Michael H. Sampson and Caitlin R. Garber, Reed Smith A recent outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York has, according to published news reports, been responsible for the death of 12 people. According to those same reports, more than 100 other people have become ill as a result of […]

Source: Buffalo News, August 30, 2015 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com In March of last year, a federal judge called Tonawanda Coke’s environmental record “singularly inexcusable” and fined the company $24 million. A year later, Tonawanda Coke is back in court but, this time, it’s the company seeking cash. The Town of Tonawanda manufacturer, in a recently […]

Source: http://www.smithcurrie.com By: Joseph Young The United States Supreme Court ruled nearly a century ago that a contractor is not responsible for consequences of defects in the plans and specifications when that contractor is bound to build according to plans and specifications prepared by the owner. U.S. v. Spearin, 248 U.S. 132 (1918).  This principle […]