Source: http://envfpn.advisen.com Two companies have recently agreed to pay approximately $28 million to clean up a polluted bayou as well as settle environmental claims. The settlement includes cleanup of a portion of a bayou, past damage to an estuary, and restoration to a wildlife refuge. The final details of the agreement are being finalized but […]

Source:  http://envfpn.advisen.com In the weeks after a lightning strike knocked out the air conditioning unit at a Wisconsin elementary school, humidity built up in the school and mold began to appear in various areas of the building. The district’s insurance company rejected the approximately $415,000 bill that the district sought for mold removal that caused […]

A rail car refurbishing company was interested in acquiring a rail services company that included five rail car servicing facilities in three states. Our retail broker partner solicited New Day’s assistance to design a Pollution Legal Liability (PLL) program to address legacy as well as new environmental issues on, at, under or migrating from the […]

A prominent General Contractor/Construction Manager recently took advantage of the availability of limits and the overall soft market. The expiring limits were $2 million/$2 million for Professional/ Pollution coverage. Considering the number of projects and the type of work done – as well as some previous claims activity – the decision was made to increase […]

Source: www.businessinsurance.com, December 20, 2010 By: Jeff Casale Insurers don’t have to pay a series of Chinese drywall-related homeowners’ claims, a federal judge ruled, hinging his decision on two policy exclusions. On Dec. 16, U.S. District Court Judge Eldon Fallon in New Orleans granted 10 insurers’ motions to dismiss the claims in the case, In […]

Publication Date 04/05/2010 Source: Sacramento Bee (CA) El Dorado Hills residents face increased risks of disease from exposure to naturally occurring asbestos, but asbestos levels don’t appear to be high enough to warrant an extensive health study, according to federal health officials. A “health consultation” report released last week by the Agency for Toxic Substances […]

Publication Date 04/26/2010 Source: Frederick News-Post (MD) The number of plaintiffs involved in a multibillion water contamination lawsuit appears to be growing, according to documents filed at the Frederick County Courthouse. In addition, lawyers for the plaintiffs have filed a fifth cause of action seeking damages. In March, lawyers for 20 Frederick County families filed […]

Source: P&C National Underwriter; April 30, 2010 By: Phil Gusman A federal judge in Louisiana has awarded $164,049.64 to a family whose home was affected by Chinese drywall. U.S. District Court Judge Eldon Fallon, in New Orleans, acted after presiding over a nonjury trial in the case of Hernandez v. Knauf, a homeowner’s suit against drywall […]

Publication Date 05/18/2010 Source: Valley News-Dispatch (Tarentum, PA) Allegheny Ludlum Corp. has reached a settlement with federal and county agencies regarding alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at its Natrona melt shop. The agreement announced Monday by the federal Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Justice calls for Ludlum, a subsidiary of Allegheny Technologies […]

Publication Date 05/18/2010 Source: New York Times Online In what the Justice Department has described as the largest vehicle and engine importation case brought by the United States to date under the Clean Air Act, the Pep Boys automotive parts and repair chain has agreed to pay a record $5 million fine. The Environmental Protection […]

Source: http://envfpn.advisen.com Publication Date 05/18/2010 Source: PR Newswire US Emissions to be cut by more than 34,000 tons annually American Municipal Power (AMP), an Ohio non-profit utility, will permanently retire its Richard H. Gorsuch Station coal-fired power plant near Marietta under a settlement to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act, the Justice Department and U.S. […]

Source: http://www.thedailysound.com, September 11, 2009 Hazardous materials crews responded to the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital pathology lab yesterday evening after three gallons of Formalin, a formaldehyde-based preservative, spilled. City fire Capt. Gary Pitney said 15 to 20 employees were present when the spill occurred just before 6:30 p.m., and all evacuated quickly, limiting exposure to […]