Source: http://www.lexology.com, August5 25, 2014 By: Thomas G. Cronin, Gordon & Rees LLP More than a year has passed since Illinois enacted a law allowing hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” in the state.  Due to the volume of comments and concerns with the proposed regulations, however, the practice has been put on hold while the Illinois […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, August 19, 2014 By: Sheila Raftery Wiggins, Duane Morris LLP For a claims-made policy, the policy holder is to provide notice of a claim: (1) during the same policy period in which the policyholder received the claim and (2) “as soon as practicable.” Otherwise, the claim may be denied because of late notice. New […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, August 19, 2014 By: Patrick T. McLaughlin, Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP In the case of J-McDaniel Construction Co., Inc. v. Mid-Continent Casualty Company, the Eighth Circuit, applying Arkansas law, had occasion to explore the scope of a home builder’s coverage under its Commercial General Liability Insurance Policy.  No. 13-267, August 4, 2014. […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, August 18, 2014 By: Jeffrey G. Muth, Barnes & Thornburg LLP A Self-Insured Retention, or SIR, as it is commonly known, represents the amount of risk that a company is prepared to retain for its own account. It denotes the point at which the risk passes from the company, as self-insurer, to a […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, August 19, 2014 By: Jeffrey M. Reichard, Nexsen Pruet North Carolina’s Approval of Public-Private Partnerships and Design-Build Procurement August 23rd marks the one-year anniversary of House Bill 857 (“HB 857”) becoming law in North Carolina. Through the enactment of HB 857, the Tar Heel state opened its doors to what is commonly referred […]

Source: http://www.timescolonist.com, August 20, 2014 By: Carla Wilson The design-build contractors for the Royal Jubilee Hospital’s Patient Care Centre are due $8.5 million from insurance companies to cover the expense of concrete-slab repairs during construction, states a B.C. Supreme Court judgment. The contractors took their insurance companies to court, seeking to recoup $14.9 million spent […]

Source: http://www.jdsupra.com, August 21, 2014 By: Gerard Giordano The Absolute Pollution Exclusion (“APE”) contained in current general liability insurance policies excludes coverage for costs related to the cleanup of environmental pollution.  Insurance companies have taken the position that any damages arising from “pollution,” regardless of the circumstances under which they occur, are excluded by the […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, August 18, 2014 By: Jeffrey G. Muth, Barnes & Thornburg LLP A Self-Insured Retention, or SIR, as it is commonly known, represents the amount of risk that a company is prepared to retain for its own account. It denotes the point at which the risk passes from the company, as self-insurer, to a […]

Source: https://ca.news.yahoo.com, August 20, 2014 The province has ordered two local companies to decontaminate a house after a botched asbestos-removal job forced a family from their Winnipeg home. A Winnipeg family hired Sarte Heating and Cooling to replace the old boiler system in her Point Douglas home but was told the company couldn’t do the old […]

Source: http://legalnewsline.com, August 20, 2014 By: Bryan Cohen Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell announced two court rulings on Monday that he says will help clean up a contaminated former dry cleaning site in Hartford. Washington County Superior Court ruled last week that Richard Daniels, the owner of the contaminated site, may not avoid his responsibilities […]

Source: http://ago.vermont.gov, August 18, 2014 Attorney General William H. Sorrell has obtained two Washington County Superior Court rulings that will facilitate cleanup of a contaminated former dry cleaning site in Hartford, Vermont. Earlier this year, the Court approved a settlement requiring a former operator of the dry cleaner to pay $100,000 toward the investigation and […]

Source: http://www.peer.org, August 19, 2014 Notice to Sue Filed against District and EPA for Toxic Substances Control Act Violations Students and teachers are subjected to illegally high levels of dangerous chemical contaminants in Malibu public schools, according to a notice of intent to sue filed today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) on behalf […]