Source: https://www.medpagetoday.com/, April 11, 2023 By: Jennifer Henderson Public health officials are continuing to investigate and monitor a large outbreak of blastomycosis, a type of fungal infection that can become serious if not treated, tied to a paper mill in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. As of last Friday, the local agency leading the investigation — Public Health, […]

Source: https://www.cnn.com/, April 12, 2023 By: Sara Smart and Nouran Salahieh A fire that started Tuesday afternoon at a recycling plant in the eastern Indiana city of Richmond was emitting toxic smoke and has forced evacuation orders for about 2,000 people as it is expected to burn for days, officials said. Early air monitoring results […]

Source: https://www.fox6now.com/, April 5, 2023 By: Madalyn O’Neill With no end in sight for evacuated residents, tests are still finding high concentrations of a dangerous chemical at Milwaukee’s “Community Within the Corridor” apartments. CWC developers must keep the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in the loop or face prosecution. Read more.

Source: https://www.irmi.com/, March 17, 2023 By: Jeff Slivka Many contractors professional liability (CPrL) insurance claims are denied simply on the basis that the error, incident, and/or circumstance was reported after the date required within the insured’s policy. As a result, CPrL insurance holders should be well-versed in all the facets of their policies, especially the […]

Source: https://www.wkms.org/, April 3, 2023 By: Ryan Van Velzer Kentucky is suing manufacturers of ‘forever chemicals’ for contaminating the state’s natural resources. A 2012 medical study of nearly 70,000 people in Parkersburg, West Virginia, found exposure to one particular forever chemical known as PFOA likely contributed to a range of health problems including birth defects, cancer, […]

Source: https://www.businessinsurance.com/, April 4, 2023 By: Claire Wilkinson A proposal by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to impose federal limits on a group of chemicals known as PFAS in drinking water under the Safe Drinking Water Act would bring added liability and regulatory risks for utilities and municipalities. Public water system operators and other potentially […]

Source: https://rollcall.com/, March 31, 2023 By: Ryan Tarinelli and Michael Macagnone The federal government filed a lawsuit against Norfolk Southern Corp. over last month’s train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, pointing out that the company’s operating costs on safety-related measures have dropped over the past four years. The Justice Department filed the complaint Thursday on behalf […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, March 31, 2023 By: David Sharp Maine’s attorney general is suing manufacturers of so- called forever chemicals that have contaminated farms and wells, contending they knew about the toxicity decades ago but concealed the information from the public. Two lawsuits targeting DuPont, 3M and others seek to recover costs to investigate, mitigate and […]

Source: https://business.libertymutual.com/ What is aqueous film-forming foam? Aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) is a type of firefighting foam that is used to extinguish flammable liquid fires (Class B fires). AFFF has been used since the  1960s and is considered the gold standard to suppress Class B fires quickly and reliably. AFFF has received scrutiny because it […]

Source: https://www.consensusdocs.org/, March 7, 2023 Engineering News-Record (ENR) Magazine recently wrote a thought-provoking article entitled “Will Claims by Contractors on Big Design-Build Projects Ever End?” Progressive design-build is mentioned as a means to address some of the critiques that design-build faces today. Progressive design-build has attracted increasing usage on larger projects, especially horizontal construction (i). So is progressive […]

Source: https://www.consensusdocs.org/, March 7, 2023 By: Sarah B. Biser, Partner and Co-Chair of the Construction Law and International Arbitration Practice Groups, Fox Rothschild LLP The three key measures of a construction project’s success are cost, quality, and time (delays). The project delivery method that the owner of the project selects can affect each of these […]

Source: https://www.consensusdocs.org/, March 8, 2023 By: Bill Shaughnessy, Partner, Jones Walker LLP Resolving construction disputes in litigation (court or arbitration) can be expensive and may drag on for years. Most disputes could have been avoided, or at least mitigated, had the parties (both owners and contractors) identified contract risks during negotiations and been more proactive […]