Source: The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, October 28, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com An industrial treatment plant near Allegheny National Forest is dumping illegal amounts of salty, contaminant-laden wastewater from drillers into the Allegheny River in violation of state and federal laws, an environmental group charged in a federal lawsuit. The state director of Clean Water Action said […]

Source: http://www.mondaq.com, October 25, 2013 By: Scott Hennigh, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton Typically an architect is liable under its contract to the owner if it negligently creates a defective design. But whether an architect is liable for the effects of a defective design on parties with whom it has no contract has traditionally been […]

Source: http://www.delmarvanow.com, October 27, 2013 By: Beth Miller The state Department of Transportation announced Friday it had reached settlement with two engineering firms it sued for losses in an ill-fated Indian River Inlet bridge project that was mired in problems for years. Delaware will get $5.25 million from the two firms — $5 million from […]

Source: Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C., October 2013 New York District Court Applies “No Prejudice” Rule to Late Notice Claim for Policy “Issued and Delivered” Outside the State with NY Choice of Law Provision A New York federal district court applied the antiquated “no prejudice” rule to an insured’s late notice claim in Indian Harbor […]

Source: http://www.news-sentinel.com, October 23, 2013 The Allen County Public Library can proceed with a lawsuit against four contractors, according to a ruling from the Indiana Court of Appeals. The contention stems from a leak of diesel fuel for emergency generators in the basement of the main library in downtown Fort Wayne. In 2007, after construction […]

Source: http://www.nj.com, October 24, 2013 By: Louis C. Hochman State officials say they expect to be able to “virtually eliminate” the foul odors that reach for miles beyond the Fenimore landfill site eventually — but they haven’t yet finalized a plan to do so. In a fact sheet the state Department of Environmental Protection provided […]

Source: http://www.salon.com, October 21, 2013 By: Jim Morris Atlanta-based Georgia-Pacific initiated a secret program designed to prove its product didn’t cause cancer In the spring of 2005, Georgia-Pacific Corp. found itself facing nearly $1 billion in liability from a product it hadn’t made in nearly three decades: a putty-like building material, known as joint compound, […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, October 9, 2013 By: Karen Leo Mintzer On September 30, 2013, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a record of decision documenting its final selection of a remedy for cleanup of the Gowanus Canal Superfund Site. The Site consists of the entire length of Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. It borders several […]

Source: http://www.businessweek.com, October 22, 2013 By: Paul M. Barrett One of the many remarkable things about the 20-year-old legal campaign to hold Chevron (CVX) responsible for contamination of the rainforest in Ecuador is that the campaign persists at all. Who’s paying for it? Before I get to that question, some background: Chevron is in the […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, October 16, 2013 By: Wiley Rein LLP Applying Louisiana law, a federal district court has held that, where an underlying complaint alleges injury exclusively arising from defective architectural design, a professional services exclusion bars coverage. Wisznia Co. v. Gen. Star Indem. Co., Civ. A. No. 11-2657 (E.D. La. Sept. 27, 2013). The insured […]

The Harmon is a highrise building in the CityCenter Las Vegas development in Paradise, Nevada. The tower was designed by Foster + Partners as a non-gaming boutique hotel, and was to be operated by Andrew Sasson’s The Light Group upon completion. The building features an elliptical layout and highly reflective exterior located on the northeast […]

Source: http://southeast.construction.com, May 2005 By: Scott Judy Dealing With Problems, Agency Pushes Accountability One day after a major rainstorm in January 2004, construction crews discovered evidence of cracking on some of the piers of the nearly completed $60 million Memorial Causeway Bridge in Clearwater, Fla. Further investigation revealed deep cracks penetrating more than halfway through […]