Source: Beazley, PRO Newsletter, Summer 2014 Facts: Our insured, an engineering firm, was retained by a bridge designer to provide geotechnical engineering services in connection with a bridge project in Vermont. Our insured carried Environmental Media Tech Insurance – which addressed not only its contractor’s pollution liability, but also its professional liability exposure – all […]

Source: http://www.wandtv.com, July 25, 2014 Contaminated soil brought dozens of concerned homeowners together Thursday evening at a public meeting in Danville.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency hosted the meeting, to inform certain residents that the soil on their property could be harmful and clean-up efforts are being planned. “Three neighborhood’s were investigated, said EPA representative, […]

Source: http://www.northjersey.com, July 25, 2014 By: Eric Kiefer It’s a clear, colorless liquid that has a mild, sweet, ether-like odor. It’s also a “probable carcinogen” that can potentially damage developing fetuses, decrease fertility, and damage the liver and kidneys, according to the New Jersey Department of Health. Say hello to tetrachloroethylene, otherwise known as perchloroethene, […]

Source: http://www.oregonlive.com, July 25, 2014 By: Kelsey O’Halloran Bob Huston knows doing the right thing can be costly. But in the Banks School District Superintendent’s case, doing the right thing is going to cost $30,000 or more. The district’s construction crew three weeks ago unearthed a 1,000-gallon fuel tank while building a concrete plaza near […]

Source: http://trib.com, July 25, 2014 By: Trevor Graff The four-engine drone of the B-24 Liberator has long since faded at Casper/Natrona County International Airport. But during World War II, the Casper Army Air Field, as it was then known, served as the final stop for bomber crews training for overseas assignments in Europe. The bombers […]

Source: http://www.wandtv.com, July 25, 2014 Contaminated soil brought dozens of concerned homeowners together Thursday evening at a public meeting in Danville.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency hosted the meeting, to inform certain residents that the soil on their property could be harmful and clean-up efforts are being planned. “Three neighborhood’s were investigated, said EPA representative, […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, July 23, 2014 By: Christopher “Kip” B. Power and Robert M. Stonestreet, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Rejects Permit Shield Defense By a published decision released on July 11, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court decision out of the Western District of Virginia finding that A […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, July 21, 2014 By: Thomas M. Contois and Erica L. Gerson, Steptoe & Johnson LLP In Wisznia Company, Inc. v. General Star Indemnity Company, No. 13-31125, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 13563 (5th Cir. July 16, 2014), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, applying Louisiana law, affirmed the trial court’s summary […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, July 23, 2014 By: David A. Attisani, Robert A. Kole, A. Hugh Scott, John A. Nadas and Mark D. Cahill, Choate Hall & Stewart LLP What you need to know: The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, applying Texas law, held that a Total Pollution Exclusion Endorsement in a CGL Policy did not irreconcilably […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, July 22, 2014 By: Stanley A. Martin, Duane Morris LLP A federal appeals court recently retired, in short order, a contractor’s insurance claim arising from defective work.  The claim arose when scratches were noted on a glass storefront, shortly after installation by one sub but also after preliminary cleaning by another sub, and two […]

Source: http://louisianarecord.com, July 22, 2014 By: Anna Aguillard The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has affirmed a district court’s decision, holding a shipping company liable for recovery in an oil spill clean up case. On July 23, 2008, near New Orleans on the Mississippi River, an ocean-going tanker collided with an unmanned […]

Source: Daily News of Newburyport (MA), July 16, 2014 Posted on: http://constfpn.advisen.com It appears that the $292 million Whittier Bridge/I-95 Improvement Project has hit a snag after a faulty concrete pour. Concrete was incorrectly poured in a support pier that rises out of the Merrimack River. Work has been ongoing to remove the problem and […]