Source: http://www.metrocorpcounsel.com, July 17, 2015 By: Martha N. Donovan, Margaret Raymond-Flood, Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A. Norris McLaughlin attorneys discuss the basics of environmental coverage law in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York under comprehensive/commercial general liability (“CGL”) policies. MCC: For companies in the NY/NJ/PA area, talk about some of the state-specific factors relating to […]

Source: http://patch.com, July 15, 2015 By: Eric Kiefer Condominium owners are alleging that Cypress Point on Clinton Street was built with “structural defects” that caused water damage. The developers of a 53-unit condominium building on Clinton Street in Hoboken may still be on the hook for allegedly faulty construction to the exterior of the building. […]

Source: http://www.propertycasualty360.com, July 16, 2015 By: William McElroy When thinking of environmental insurance, the usual suspects come to mind: companies that handle large volumes of toxic materials and firms involved in waste management. But recent natural and man-made disasters have led to significant environmental consequences for unprepared companies of all sizes and industries—construction, higher education, […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, July 14, 2015 By: thomas J. Madigan, Pepper Hamilton LLP This article was originally published in the June 2015 issue of ConsensusDocs Construction Law Newsletter. The scenario is familiar to every contractor and supplier ever dragged into a lawsuit: The owner’s complaint against the general contractor contains a laundry list of problems with […]

Source: http://www.natlawreview.com, July 14, 2015 By: John S. Prisco, Stark & Stark A New Jersey trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Selective Insurance Company holding that the “continuous trigger” theory does not provide insurance coverage subsequent to the manifestation of damages that arose from a subcontractor’s negligence in the construction of a condominium […]

Source: http://www.charlestondailymail.com, July 13, 2015 By: Andrea Lannon An insurance company recently sued by three South Charleston hotels, says a policy issued to the hotels does not cover damages they say they sustained from the Jan. 9, 2014 chemical spill. The hotel groups alleged the insurance providers wrongfully denied their claim for damages sustained from […]

Source: Midland Reporter Telegram (TX), July 13, 2015 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The illegal dumping of wastewater from oil and gas activity continues to beleaguer law enforcement agencies throughout the Permian Basin. Scofflaw haulers dump truckloads of waste water in remote sites in order to cut costs of proper disposal. Yet despite how directly law enforcement […]

Source: http://www.businesswire.com, July 13, 2015 W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE:WRB) today announced the creation of Berkley Construction Professional Liability Underwriters, a W. R. Berkley Company®, to provide professional liability, pollution liability and protective coverages for contractors and project owners across all forms of non-environmental construction. Products will be available on both a primary and excess […]

Source: http://losangeles.cbslocal.com, July 8, 2015 Lead contamination near the Exide Technologies battery-recycling facility in Vernon could be far worse than previously thought. According to environmental health experts, the contamination goes far beyond areas previously known, reported CBS2’s Randy Paige. Last year, two residential areas within the toxic emissions of the nearby facility were tested and […]

Source: http://www.times-standard.com, July 11, 2015 By: Will Houston A couple of faulty hose lines was all it took. Now, more than 30 years after hazardous cleaning chemicals from a Eureka dry cleaning business seeped into the soil and groundwater beneath the E Street property near the Henderson Center, a multi-million dollar, multi-agency cleanup effort to […]

Source: http://www.masslive.com, July 9, 2015 By: Dan Glaun The site of the future MGM Springfield casino is suffering from contamination, according to documents filed with the state Department of Environmental Protection. Nine parcels acquired by Blue Tarp ReDevelopment, MGM Springfield’s property company, are contaminated with reportable levels of hydrocarbons, arsenic or lead, the company told regulators last […]

Source: http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com, July 10, 2015 By: April Burbank For some neighbors, dirty soil has overstayed its welcome in Burlington’s Leddy Park. The massive piles of contaminated soil — left over from construction on the city bike path — were dumped in the parking lot last fall and covered with plastic and tires. At the time, […]