Source: Dow Jones News Service, December 17, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com U.S. insurers may face $11 billion more in asbestos-related costs than they were anticipating, according to a new study that warns claims on decades-old insurance policies show no signs of abating. The insurance industry has already paid out about $51 billion in claims tied […]

Source: Staten Island Advance (NY), December 17, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The state wants Staten Island property owners affected by Hurricane Sandy to know they won’t be fined for oil spills on their property. This comes on the heels of a scam letter threatening daily fines of $25,000 per day for failing to clean up […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, December 11, 2012 By: Stevi Raab, Sedgwick LLP In the case of American Home Assurance Co. v. Trumbull Corp., No. GD-11-006886 (Ct. Com. Pl. Allegheny County, Oct. 10, 2012), the court granted summary judgment in favor of two excess general liability insurers on a matter of first impression relating to coverage for damages […]

Source: Beazley, A&E Reporter, Volume 7, Issue 3 – Fall 2012 In a mixed result for design professionals, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana issued an amended final decision following a bench trial with respect to a breach of contract claim filed by a corporate hotel owner (“SAMS”) against an […]

Source: The Derry News (NH), December 13, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Two years after the federal government adopted stricter lead-paint rules, a local contractor is one of only a few in New Hampshire to be fined for violating new regulations. But Mark DiMinico, owner of Exterior Images in Derry, contends he’s being penalized unfairly. The […]

Source: Albuquerque Journal, December 13, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Peter and Francoise Smith just wanted to clean up the 20 acres they purchased 19 miles southwest of Santa Fe in 2005 and settle into retirement in the dream home they’ve built. To their surprise, that put them at odds with the federal government. All because […]

Source: New York Times Online, December 11, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The community health center rising on a derelict corner here in West Philadelphia never would have broken ground if not for the asbestos inside the building that was demolished to make way for it. Because of the contamination, Spectrum Health Services received a $2 […]

Source: Trenton Times, December 11, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Opponents of the project to convert the former University Medical Center of Princeton hospital site into apartments focused on the potential for soil contamination in testimony and cross-examination last night. James Peterson, called by the opposition as an environment expert, said he thought the initial studies […]

Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com No matter how the state Supreme Court rules in its review of Pennsylvania’s oil and gas laws, lawyers and municipal governments likely will be busy. Experts predict months more legal maneuvering and maybe more drilling industry pressure on lawmakers after the court rules on Act 13, a decision that […]

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 12, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com For months, several companies have clashed over the source of groundwater pollution that threatens wells that supply drinking water to the city of St. Charles. The dispute has now boiled over into the courts. A group of companies sued Ameren Corp. in federal court this […]

Read here about how seven states are suing the EPA over drilling methane.  

Source: Mondaq Business Briefing, December 11, 2012 Posted on: http://fpn.advisen.com By: Mr. John Nevius and Kathleen F. Donovan Originally published on Law360, July 09, 2012 In light of the emerging risks associated with climate change and related environmental liabilities, the proliferation of pollution exclusions in directors and officers (D&O) and errors and omissions (E&O) insurance […]