Source: http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com, February 16, 2008 Marion County brought charges against insurers of nine construction companies over delays and concrete problems that disrupted the downtown Central Library’s expansion. The companies named in the lawsuit were Ambassador Steel; Premier Concrete; Quantum Steel; Shiel-Sexton Co.; Shook, LLC; Trotter Construction Co.; Turner Construction Co.; and Turner Trotter Shiel Sexton […]

Source: http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com, November 22, 2007 The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly brought charges against McGraw’s Custom Construction, a construction company, over a faulty job at the local elementary school. The suit stated that the company had rendered substandard services, including defective construction and mold remediation at Schoenbar Middle School. As part of a settlement agreement reached, […]

Source: http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com, November 28, 2014 By: Heidi Turner Two companies face almost $380,000 in fines for allegedly exposing employees to asbestos, putting them at risk of asbestosis and other diseases linked to asbestos. The fines are related to the demolition of an apartment building in Seattle, during which time employees were exposed to asbestos and […]

Source: http://www.bigclassaction.com, December 3, 2012 Two homeowners have filed a national defective products class action lawsuit against NCFI Polyurethanes and McGlaughlin Spray Foam Insulation Inc. The lawsuit contends that the companies manufactured and installed toxic insulation that can harm property and cause adverse health problems in people exposed to the product. Specifically, the lawsuit, entitled […]

Source: http://www.bigclassaction.com, July 15, 2013 A federal judge has ruled that Barnhardt Manufacturing Co. will face a consumer fraud class action lawsuit filed by a Pennsylvania couple who allege the spray polyurethane foam insulation (SPF) “remains toxic” after installation. Specifically, Daniel and Paula Slemmer Slemmer, who filed the lawsuit, allege the insulation is a health […]

Source: http://www.thenation.com, October 14, 2014 By: Sharon Lerner For years, radioactive waste has seeped into swampland, canals—even drinking water. Now a few families are fighting to hold the polluters accountable. This article was reported in partnership with the Investigative Fund at the Nation Institute, with support from the Gertrude Blumenthal Kasbekar Fund. A pixielike girl […]

Source: http://www.floridaconstructionlawyerblog.com, May 4, 2010 By: Siegfried, Rivera, Hyman, Lerner, De La Torre, Mars & Sobel, P.A. Construction law attorneys in Florida and several other states are keeping a close eye on several cases in federal court in Louisiana, where a judge recently awarded $164,000 for the costs of removing Chinese drywall from a home […]

Source: http://www.floridaconstructionlawyerblog.com, May 10, 2010 By: Siegfried, Rivera, Hyman, Lerner, De La Torre, Mars & Sobel, P.A. Lawsuits against construction contractors appear to be more prevalent as a result of the economic recession, and the construction law attorneys who work with contractors at our firm and throughout the country have been working very closely with […]

Source: http://www.wjhg.com, January 5, 2012 By: Chad Mira Part of the long legal dispute over cost overrun and environmental fines involving the new airport construction project has ended. But the case may not yet be over. Phoenix Constructions owner James Finch and the Airport Authority agreed Thursday to drop their claims against each other. They […]

Source: http://www.asbestos.com Asbestos does not occur naturally in Florida, but large amounts of it were shipped to the state and even more contaminated products were used commercially in construction and other industries. According to records, at least 109,949 tons of asbestos were shipped from Libby, Montana, for processing in five Florida cities: Boca Raton, Jacksonville, […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, February 26, 2015 By: Amy B. Briggs, Donna M. Carlton, David B. Killalea , Stephen T. Raptis, Robert H. Shulman and Susan P. White, Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP strong>Why it matters: The Western District of Michigan court held that an insurer was required to indemnify its insured for cleanup costs at a Michigan […]

Source: http://www.insurancejournal.com, March 2, 2015 By: Andrew Harris BP Plc double dipped by taking a total of more than $33 million from an Ohio compensation fund and insurers to clean up leaks from underground storage tanks, according to the state’s attorney general. Attorney General Mike DeWine and Ohio’s Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Release Compensation Board […]