Source: https://axaxl.com/, April 21, 2023 By: Morgan Shrubb and Kristen Hoskinson Construction projects are susceptible to all sorts of loss exposures – pollution, weather events, worker accidents, theft and more. However, in a changing environment in which political activism and active shooter incidents are increasingly more frequent, the construction owners are now taking on risks […]

Source: https://georgialawnews.com/, May 20, 2023 America’s largest denim manufacturing facility and supplier to well-known jeans brands will stop using PFAS after a lawsuit over its wastewater emissions. The lawsuit alleged that the plant discharges approximately 3.2 million gallons of PFAS- and chemical-contaminated wastewater daily into the Trion Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant, which was unable to […]

Source: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/, March 8, 2023 By: Daphne Zhang Insurance companies say they fear that PFAS is on the cusp of becoming a major issue for the industry, with the specter of health and environmental damage claims dragging them into court battles that, until now, they’ve managed to avoid. Historically, insurers have argued that they’re not […]

Source: https://www.denverpost.com/, May 25, 2023 By: Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton The owner of a downtown Denver high-rise apartment building is suing a slew of companies for construction defects after glass panes started crashing from balconies last year. Real estate investment trust Equity Residential, which purchased the 274-unit Eviva on Cherokee Apartments building in early 2019, filed […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com/, May 22, 2023 By: Kodi J. Verhalen and John F. Huldin, TaftStettinius & Hollister LLP On May 17, 2023, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced that they had reached a settlement with Douglas Corp., a chrome plater, regarding its historical use and disposal of plating solutions containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl […]

Source: https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/, May 19, 2023 By: Tori Whitacre Martonicz According to public health officials, 2 cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been traced back to an L.A. Fitness facility in Niles, Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) began investigating the gym on May 5. That same day, they announced that L.A. Fitness closed its […]

Source: https://www.military.com/, May 19, 2023 By: Thomas Novelly Eight months after detecting Legionella, a medical barracks at Joint Base San Antonio is still shuttered to residents and employees. The barracks detected the bacteria, which can cause a severe type of pneumonia called Legionnaires’ disease, in its water this past September, forcing 100 residents and 50 employees in […]

Source: https://sourcingjournal.com/, May 19, 2023 By: Kate Nishimura & Jessica Binns America’s biggest denim manufacturing site and supplier to well-known jeans brands will stop using PFAS after a lawsuit took aim at its wastewater output. Mount Vernon Mills last week said that by Dec. 31 its mill in Trion, Ga. will stop using per and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also called […]

Source: https://www.newscentermaine.com/, May 22, 2023 By: Joyce Kryszak From the deck of their Beachwood Bay Estates condominium in the Washington County town of Cutler, Rita and Gary VanGyzen spend mornings drinking coffee and breathing fresh ocean air off the deep blue waters of Holmes Bay. A promotional video produced by the condominium homeowner’s association captured […]

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/, May 21, 2023 By: Prapti Upadhayay A major legal battle is brewing in New York City as the designer of the prestigious Hunters Point Library in Long Island City is being sued for allegedly failing to provide handicapped access. City lawyers filed a lawsuit against architect Steven Holl and his firm in Manhattan […]

Source: https://www.wastedive.com/, May 19, 2023 By: Ethan Howland When the EPA issued its coal ash regulations in October 2015, it exempted ponds and landfills that were used at power plants that had retired before the rule took effect. The EPA expects about 280 coal ash ponds and landfills will be affected by the proposal, which […]

Source: https://www.fox9.com/, May 17, 2023 By: Nathan O’Neal The Douglas Corporation has agreed to pay $1.37 million through a natural resource damages settlement agreement for its role in contaminating three metro area lakes with “forever chemicals,” the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday. Read more.