Source: http://www.lexology.com, May 14, 2014 By: Brian Margolies, Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP In its recent decision in United Fire & Cas. Co. v. Titan Contrs. Serv., 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 8879 (8th Cir. May 13, 2014), the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, applying Missouri law, had occasion to consider […]

Source: http://enews.blazeletter.com A Dallas jury recently awarded $2.9 million dollars to a family that claimed serious health injuries related to Aruba Petroleum’s nearby oil and gas operations.  Although the wells had been hydraulically fractured, the case concerned exposure to air pollutants associated with oil and gas activities not hydraulic fracturing fluids.  Nonetheless, the verdict left […]

Read here about the clean up of the Coeur d’Alene River Basin in Idaho on which millions will be spent.

Source: http://www.lexology.com, April 30, 2014 By: Matthew T. Vocci, Ober Kaler The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an opinion this month that should serve as a reminder to prime contractors to review the coverage granted to them as additional insureds on their subcontractors’ Commercial General Liability (“CGL”) policies. In Carl E. […]

Source: http://sewardcitynews.com, May 12, 2014 By: Rick Smeriglio The most recent Vigor Industries-commissioned assessment of soil and water at Seward Ship’s Drydock shows the presence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in shallow sediments near the ship lift across Resurrection Bay from Seward. Investigators also found heavy metals and petroleum by-products other than PAHs. The findings […]

Source: http://ifawebnews.com, May 12, 2014 New Day Underwriting Managers, a specialty intermediary of environmental and construction-related professional liability insurance coverage, released its 2014 Market Update, available to agents and brokers. The new report, which New Day says is a product of the company’s collective knowledge and expertise, was specifically developed to help agents, brokers and […]

Source: The Chronicle (Centralia, WA), May 10, 2014 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The cleanup process for a hazardous waste site just south of Chehalis will begin next month. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will start sampling groundwater June 11 at the Hamilton/Labree Superfund site near North Hamilton Road west of Interstate 5 to pinpoint where the […]

Source: The Baltimore Sun, May 10, 2014 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The would-be developers of a residential neighborhood in Frederick are suing the federal government over alleged groundwater contamination from neighboring Fort Detrick. Waverley View Investors LLC, which owns 92 acres near the long-standing center for biological research, says “the U.S. Army’s negligence in its chemical […]

Read here about a chemical spill in West Virginia that has led to significant financial losses for area businesses.

Source: http://www.lexology.com, May 8, 2014 By: Micah E. Skidmore, Haynes and Boone LLP Texas operators and service companies need to carefully consider how a recent trend in Texas law affects the availability of insurance coverage – for themselves and their counterparties – for contractual liability. Most general liability policies, which insure claims for bodily injury […]

Source: Odessa American (TX), May 6, 2014 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com A lawsuit filed on behalf of Ector County accuses a New Mexico corporation with a West Odessa location of illegally dumping several chemicals into the ground, including mercury, nickel, lead and cadmium. Additionally, the lawsuit states officials fear the chemicals could leak into the Ogallala […]

Source: Vindicator (Youngstown, OH), May 7, 2014 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com With city voters rejecting a citizen-initiative charter amendment to ban fracking in the city for the third time in a year, supporters of the Community Bill of Rights say it will be back for a fourth time and more, if needed. “We’ll put it on […]