Source: https://www.edweek.org/, October 27, 2022 By: Mark Lieberman In late August 2020, Beth Fialko-Casey pulled into the parking lot at Burlington High School in Vermont for her first day back to in-person teaching since the pandemic began. But as the English teacher and president of the local teachers’ union stepped out of her car, she […]

Source: https://www.propertycasualty360.com/, October 27, 2022 By: Drew Rothman and Mitch Cohen Wood framing is a $24 billion U.S. industry that covers the “new construction, alterations, maintenance, repairs and additions” of both residential and commercial structures like mixed-use facilities, according to research from IBISWorld. Although recently impacted by the pandemic, labor and material shortages, supply chain issues and […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, October 26, 2022>/span> Flexsteel Industries Inc. has agreed to a consent decree that requires it to pay $9.8 million for the cleanup of contamination at the Lane Street Ground Water Contamination Superfund Site (Lane Street Site) in Elkhart, Indiana, and to reimburse the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a portion of its past […]

Source: https://www.manufacturing.net/, October 25, 2022 By: Nolan Beilstein, Eric Sorensen The release of a group of toxic chemicals called PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which are used in firefighting foam, has resulted in separate lawsuits on opposite ends of the U.S. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports a town in Wisconsin named Peshtigo filed a lawsuit […]

Source: https://ncpolicywatch.com/, October 25, 2022 By: Lisa Sorg A plume of polluted groundwater is spreading in Mecklenburg County, where Colonial Pipeline is responsible for the largest gasoline spill in the U.S. since the early 1990s. On Aug. 14, 2020, two teenage boys found gasoline bubbling from the ground at the Oehler Nature Preserve, in Huntersville. […]

Source: https://www.claimsjournal.com/, October 20, 2022 By: Jim Sams A decision by a panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals this week adds to a body of case law that holds insurers liable for outbreaks of Legionnaire’s disease despite policy exclusions for injuries caused by bacteria. The appellate panel on Tuesday affirmed a trial court decision […]

Source: https://www.jsonline.com/, October 20, 2022 By: Laura Schulte A fire at a Michigan paper mill that jumped to a nearby warehouse caused a release of toxic “forever chemicals” into the Menominee River last week, likely impacting the drinking water for residents in Marinette. The fire started at a 70-acre warehouse space belonging to Resolute Forest […]

Source: https://www.reporterherald.com/, October 14, 2022 By: Tommy Wood The owner of Union on Plum, the Campus West apartment complex that was shut down and evacuated because of structural issues last year, has sued the development’s architect and engineer for alleged design defects. The complaint was filed Oct. 7 in Larimer County District Court. Property manager […]

Source: https://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/, October 19, 2022 By: Chris Cook Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is suing three companies for what it describes as “shoddy design and workmanship on a Zane State College building” according to a press release from Yost’s office. The suit alleges that falling debris has “created a danger to students” which necessitated the closure […]

Source: https://www.news4jax.com/, October 18, 2022 Insurance companies that have long said they’ll cover anything, at the right price, are increasingly ruling out fossil fuel projects because of climate change — to cheers from environmental campaigners. More than a dozen groups that track what policies insurers have on high-emissions activities say the industry is turning its […]

Source: https://greensboro.com/, October 18, 2022 By: Annette Ayres Attorney General Josh Stein has filed two new lawsuits against manufacturers of a firefighting foam, alleging that so-called forever chemicals in the foam led to contamination at two military facilities and at Piedmont Triad International Airport. “In our filing with the court, we allege that these companies […]

Source: https://vtdigger.org/, October 18, 2022 By: Patrick Crowley The Burlington School District is entering a crowded field. In announcing plans to file a lawsuit against the agrochemical company Monsanto, the district joined numerous other municipalities and individuals seeking damages for contamination caused by polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, a hazardous group of chemicals produced until the late 1970s. […]