Source: The Miami Herald, February 26, 2006 By: Jennifer Babson In Key West’s crumbling City Hall annex, wires protrude from ceilings, workers have glued plywood to keep concrete beams from falling, and an air-circulation problem has given the mayor a severe case of itchy eyes. “It’s bad,” sniffled Mayor Morgan McPherson. “I’m taking steroids now.” […]

Source: http://www.allbusiness.com, September 7, 2007 By: Matthew Higbee, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport The town has sued the architectural firm that designed the middle school over a recurring moisture problem that is cracking the ground floor in several classrooms and causing mold to appear. The lawsuit, filed against Fletcher Thompson Architects in Milford Superior Court on Wednesday, […]

Source: http://www.constructionweblinks.com, April 9, 2007 By: Clark T. Thiel, Howrey LLP Although it believed the proposed settlement to be detrimental to its own pecuniary interests, an at-risk construction manager’s fiduciary responsibilities to the project owner precluded it from objecting to the terms of the settlement between the owner and design-build contractor. As an agent of […]

Read here about a $55 million Chinese drywall settlement that has been reached with Florida homeowners.

Source: http://www.seattlepi.com, May 11, 2007 By: Andrea James The state Department of Labor & Industries on Friday fined two companies a total of $14,800 for alleged violations that resulted in a deadly tower crane collapse in Bellevue. A six-month investigation into the accident confirms preliminary reports that the crane’s poorly designed foundation, which was made […]

Read here about a lawsuit filed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology against an architect for supposed building defects.

Source: Bellevue News-Democrat, February 2, 2006 An insurance company accused the owners of the St. Louis Cardinals of making false claims about contamination on the land under its new stadium and then demanding it pay much of the $14 million cleanup costs. Greenwich Insurance Co. said Wednesday that SLC Holdings LLC and the Cardinals should […]

Source: http://www.app.com, June 13, 2011 By: Erik Larsen A $20 million settlement has been reached between the former Ciba-Geigy Corp. and thousands of people who contended that the value of their property was diminished by the dumping of toxic waste near their homes in Toms River. The plaintiffs in the class-action lawsuit represent those residents […]

Source: The Bakersfield Californian, June 13, 2011 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Oil field legislation making its way through Sacramento could shine a light on the routine but controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” even as some in the industry doubt the proposed rules would have much impact on Kern County oil production. Assembly Bill 591 […]

Read here about a Chinese drywall case that has been dragging on for two years.

Source: http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com, June 8, 2011 A Lakewood property owner is being sued by the state attorney general for hiring a contractor who did not follow asbestos removal protocol when demolishing two buildings on Middle Avenue in Elyria. The two properties at 518 and 522 Middle Avenue came down in May 2007. At that time, Donald […]

Source: The Boston Globe, August 1, 2006 The Big Dig has at least $800 million in insurance coverage that would pay for much of the repair bills, inspection costs, and lawsuits stemming from the deadly Interstate 90 connector tunnel ceiling collapse, according to a memo that circulated yesterday among state lawmakers. The memo, from the […]