Source: http://www.lexology.com, June 4, 2014 By: Jon M. Ludwig, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP Recent decisions made in the Las Vegas CityCenter complex litigation confirm that “contract is king” in assessing commercial design professionals’ liability for faulty plans and inspections. The main dispute in the litigation involves the alleged defective construction of Harmon Tower.  During […]

Source: http://www.sfgate.com, June 6, 2014 By: Randall Chase An engineer who first noticed that columns supporting a major interstate highway bridge in Delaware were tilting said he visited the site shortly after the bridge was closed and saw that they had shifted even farther. The account of geotechnical engineer Dave Charles in an interview Thursday with […]

Source: http://www.timesherald.com, June 4, 2014 By: Frank Otto Township residents voiced their frustrations and concerns with contaminated groundwater affecting their homes at Tuesday night’s board of supervisors meeting. The discussion began as part of a public hearing on an ordinance regarding 24 properties which were tapped by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to be […]

Source: http://www.insurancejournal.com, June 6, 2014 By: Chris Dolmetsch and Zain Shauk BP Plc, Chevron Corp. and Exxon Mobil Corp. are among two dozen U.S. refiners sued by Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell and accused of polluting the state’s groundwater with a gasoline additive. Sorrell filed the case Thursday in state court in Montpelier, the capital. […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, June 3, 2014 By: Patrick J. Kenny, Julie E. O’Keefe, Kevin Stolworthy, Laurence R. Tucker and Jonathan S. Wolff, Armstrong Teasdale LLP A recent federal appeals court ruling underscores the need for businesses using potentially irritating chemicals to check their insurance policies for “absolute pollution exception” clauses. These increasingly common clauses exclude coverage […]

Source: Chicago Tribune, June 4, 2014 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com For months, a company that stores giant mounds of petroleum coke on Chicago’s Southeast Side has maintained it had nothing to do with gritty clouds of dust blowing into surrounding neighborhoods or black residue staining the sides of nearby houses. But the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency […]

Source: South Bend Tribune (IN), June 4, 2014 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com A group of residents and landlords who own property in a neighborhood near Goshen High School have accused a nearby plant of polluting the neighborhood, leaving a dangerous plume of carcinogens, under homes, businesses and the school, that contaminated air and drinking water for […]

Source: http://www.app.com, June 3, 2014 By: Nicholas Huba Seven years after shutting down a contaminated gas station on Route 88, state and ExxonMobil officials still are debating how to clean up the site. Benzene, a clear petroleum-based chemical that can be poisonous, was detected in September 2013 in soil samples and off-site ground water, according […]

Source: http://www.fredericknewspost.com, June 4, 2014 By: Danielle E. Gaines A multibillion-dollar lawsuit scheduled to go to trial this fall in Frederick County has been settled, according to attorneys. The suit was filed in 2010 on behalf of Monrovia families who said they were harmed by exposure to gasoline and related products leaked into groundwater from […]

Source: http://eb.gmnews.com, June 2014 By: Thomas Castles Ten companies have agreed to remediate contaminated groundwater at the Evor Phillips Leasing Co. Superfund site in Old Bridge, according to the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The agreement will allow the third phase of cleanup to move forward at the site near the intersection of Bordentown Avenue […]

Source: http://www.watertowndailytimes.com, June 3, 2014 By: Amanda Purcell The city Office of Planning and Development broke ground Monday on a State Street project aimed at helping to restore contaminated sites. The property, across from Little Italy, 900 State St., is used primarily as an additional parking lot for the restaurant and is owned by Joseph […]

Source: http://tdn.com, June 2, 2014 By: Brooks Johnson For the first time, state officials have estimated the costs of cleaning up the old Reynolds Metals Co. aluminum site in Longview: Depending on the option chosen, the price tag could be a whopper. Cleaning up the 416-acre site — contaminated by 60 years of aluminum production — could […]