Source: http://enr.construction.com, February 26, 2015 By: Candy McCampbell The Mount Polley Mine earthen dam in western Canada failed because of a faulty design that didn’t consider the geology of the perimeter foundation, an independent review panel says. The Aug. 4 incident dumped 4.5 billion gallons of water and 10.3 million cu yd of mine tailings […]

Source: http://midwest.construction.com, February 19, 2015 By: John Gregerson An “engineering mistake” may have contributed to the January collapse of an overhead exit ramp in Cincinnati that killed a construction worker, according the CEO of Kokosing Construction Co. Inc., the Westerville, Ohio-based contractor charged with demolishing the ramp. In a statement issued Feb. 14, Kokosing CEO […]

Source: http://www.marylandaccidentlawblog.com, December 3, 2007 By: Lebowitz & Mzhen Anne Arundel resident Gayle K. Queen filed a class action lawsuit against power company Constellation Energy last week. Constellation Energy is the largest power company in Maryland. Queen says her husband David died of kidney failure in 2006 because he drank water with traces of arsenic, […]

Source: Daily Press (Newport News, VA), February 24, 2015 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Virginia’s environmental regulators want to fine CSX Transportation $361,000 for the April 2014 derailment in Lynchburg that spilled more than 29,000 gallons of oil into the James River. The fine is part of a proposed agreement between the railroad and the state calling […]

Source: http://lancasteronline.com, February 24, 2015 By: K. Scott Kreider The site of a former manufactured gas plant in Mount Joy is slated for cleanup this spring, after soil and groundwater tests revealed residual coal tar and other materials left from the plant. PPL Electric Utilities and UGI Utilities will partner to excavate and remove contaminated […]

Source: http://www.insurancejournal.com, February 23, 2015 By: Michael Biesecker and Mitch Weiss Federal prosecutors filed multiple criminal charges against Duke Energy on Friday over years of illegal pollution leaking from coal ash dumps at five North Carolina power plants. The three U.S. Attorney’s Offices covering the state charged Duke with nine misdemeanor counts involving violations of […]

Source: http://www.oregonlive.com, February 23, 2015 By: Tony Hernandez The jury trial continues Monday in the Multnomah County lawsuit against the companies that installed faulty decking on the Morrison Bridge. Millions of dollars are at stake as county officials and their consultants research the cost of replacing the polymer decking installed in March 2012. The decking […]

Source: http://www.chron.com, February 20, 2015 By: Matthew Tresaugue Attorneys for Harris County have asked for a new trial in the legal fight over industrial pollution in the San Jacinto River, saying the judge made numerous errors that prevented them from getting a fair hearing on their claims. The motion for a new trial, filed this […]

Source: http://www.northjersey.com, February 22, 2015 By: Scott Fallon A pilot study using vegetable oil to remove cancer-causing chromium that has sat under a Garfield neighborhood for three decades has produced mixed results, leaving scientists unsure of how to clean up the contaminated groundwater. The lack of success in reducing the highest concentrations of hexavalent chromium […]

Source: http://courtnewsohio.gov, January 20, 2015 By: Dan Trevas Architectural firm NBBJ L.L.C. may be financially responsible for Miami Valley Hospital’s litigation costs arising from the 2011 deadly Legionnaire’s disease outbreak, an appeals court ruled. The Second District Court of Appeals last week upheld a summary judgment granted to Miami Valley Hospital (MVH) and its corporate […]

Source: http://m.daytondailynews.com. February 13, 2015 By: Ben Sutherly Four lawsuits have now been filed against Miami Valley Hospital and other defendants over a February 2011 outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at the hospital. A lawsuit filed Wednesday in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court claims O’Dell Norman of Huber Heights became seriously ill after he allegedly contracted […]

Source: http://enr.construction.com, February 18, 2015 By: Tim Grogan In mid-January, the Ohio Second Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling against NBBJ regarding a dispute between the architect and Miami Valley Hospital and its corporate arm devoted to the health-care sector, Premier Health Partners. At issue was financial responsibility for a 2011 outbreak of […]