Read here about a pesticide producer that has agreed to fines of more than $1.7 million.  

Source: USAToday.com, December 23, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com As Tommy Charles looks out of his dining room window, it’s easy to see why he and his wife moved to Lakeshore Drive here nearly 50 years ago. The Emory River widens as it passes his house. Great blue herons glide above the placid, gray water. It’s […]

Source: http://www.bendbulletin.com, December 22, 2013 By: Shelby R. King Lawsuit alleges Clear Choice building in Bend was poorly designed, constructed A company that owns the building housing a Bend health care provider is suing a local construction company and a local architectural firm for up to $3.5 million each, claiming the design and construction of […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, December 18, 2013 By: Brian Margolies, Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP In its recent decision in Perini/Tompkins Joint Venture v. Ace Am. Ins. Co., 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 24865 (4th Cir. Dec. 16, 2013), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, considering both Maryland and Tennessee law, had occasion […]

Source: http://www.eagletribune.com, December 20, 2013 By: Dustin Luca The town has officially settled a District Court lawsuit with Bancroft Road resident James Berberian, bringing an end to a toxic sludge case dating back to 2010. Berberian stands to be paid $500,000 in the settlement, finalized by a unanimous vote from the Board of Selectmen at […]

Source: http://www.virtual-strategy.com, December 19, 2013 Beazley’s environmental liability team is expanding with the recruitment of two senior underwriters, Dana Hughes and Gregory Dunn. Ms Hughes and Mr Dunn will both be based in Beazley’s Philadelphia office. Ms Hughes joined Beazley in August 2005 and currently underwrites for the company’s Architects & Engineers (A &E) team. […]

Read here about a mining company in Wisconsin that has been fined $200,000 in a 2011 pollution case.  

Source: http://www.natlawreview.com, December 18, 2013 By: Jill Berkeley, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP In Selective Ins. Co. v. Cherrytree Cos., 2013 IL App (3) 120959, the Illinois Appellate Court for the Third District drove the final nail in the insurer’s “if there is no duty to defend, there is no duty to indemnify” coffin. Holding […]

Source: http://www.lakenewsonline.com, December 18, 2013 By: Amy Wilson A settlement agreement has been reached in a long-running lawsuit over structural problems with buildings at a lake area condominium complex. A settlement agreement has been reached in a long-running lawsuit over structural problems with buildings at a lake area condominium complex. Mid County Fire Protection District […]

Source: http://www.boston.com, December 18, 2013 By: Martin Finucane The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority said today it had approved a $3.1 million settlement of a lawsuit against the consultants, contractors, and suppliers responsible for a section of water main in Weston that suffered a massive failure in May 2010, leaving nearly 2 million people in the […]

Read here about smog that has led to a health alert Utah.  

Read here about a settlement worth over $5 million between Utah and Chevron over a fuel spill.