Source:  The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 9, 2009 By: Jan Heffler The now-shuttered Kiddie Kollege Day Care in Gloucester County is not the only place where children have inhaled poisonous mercury vapors, according to a national study. Children were exposed to the vapors in hundreds of cases over a six-year period ended in 2007. Fourteen incidents […]

Source: Real Estate Weekly, August 28, 2002 By: Sharon M. Stecker; Brian J. Ruffe; Eric Harrison In the early 1990s Elizabeth Stroot and Joletta Watson resided at the Haverford Place Apartments in Wilmington, Delaware. The tenancies of both women were marred by persistent water leaks and mold. A kitchen sink leaked onto a bedroom ceiling, causing discoloration and […]

Source: Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME, December 4, 2006 By: Walter Griffin Residents of the Village Heritage apartments feel they are struggling for every breath. For the most part elderly and on fixed incomes, the residents have been battling a mold problem in the building for years and have become increasingly worried that the problem […]

Read here about a report that found accidents at high risk biolabs to be on the increase.

Read here about a settlement that was reached in a chemical explosion that occurred at a Massachusetts paint factory.

Source: http://www.insurancejournal.com, January 10, 2008 The American International Specialty Lines Insurance Co. Inc. (AISLIC) has agreed to pay $42.5 million to clean up contamination at four industrial facilities run by a bankrupt insured in a suit in which the Department of Justice intervened on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency and other agencies. The EPA […]

Source: http://articles.philly.com, June 21, 2006 By: Sandy Bauers A second wastewater spill taints Wissahickon Creek A week after a contaminant was released into the Wissahickon Creek, killing more than 1,000 fish, malfunctions at the Ambler sewage treatment plant Monday night sent 55,000 gallons of raw sewage into the waterway. No additional fish were killed, but […]

New Day Underwriting Managers announces the promotion of John Heft to Senior Vice President, Director Real Estate Practice. With over 20 years of environmental underwriting experience, Mr. Heft has been a key player in New Day’s success. Since joining New Day in 2006, he has developed and managed the company’s real estate book of business; […]

Source: Insurance Journal, April 20, 2011 Ironshore Inc.’s Environmental Insurance unit has enhanced its asset-class specific Site Pollution Incident Legal Liability Select (SPILLS) suite of products to address risk exposures within the education sector, including public and private K-12 schools, colleges, universities and other educational facilities.  Ironshore’s SPILLS EDU program provides coverages for a range of […]

Source: http://washingtonexaminer.com, April 15, 2011 By: Tom Breen Contaminated water at Camp Lejeune led to an aggressive form of cancer for a woman who worked at schools on the base for over two decades, according to claims in a federal lawsuit that will be considered with several others by a judge in Atlanta. Linda Jones, […]

Source: http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com, April 14, 2011 By Nancy Cook Lauer Legal fight drags on for 2004 project The engineering firm that designed a $1.9 million water tank county officials say is defective has been considered for 18 additional county contracts but was awarded only one since the county sued it. The Department of Water Supply filed […]

Source: http://www.desmoinesregister.com, April 15, 2011 By: Jason Pulliam Polk County leaders plan to sue the architect of the Iowa Events Center for breach of contract and alleged design problems that caused the county to pay some $5 million to settle claims filed by contractors who worked on the project. Members of the Polk County Board […]