Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, July 24, 2026 By: Tez Romero A property owner has sued a Wisconsin city and three insurers to recover cleanup costs for contamination it says the city caused decades ago. Fox Investments LLC filed the complaint on July 23, 2026, in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, naming the City of […]

Source: https://lakevillejournal.com/, July 22, 2026 By: Patrick L. Sullivan Shortly after construction crews dug the foundation for Holley Place, an affordable housing development in Lakeville, crews noticed the smell of fuel oil and brought concerns to the Salisbury Housing Committee (SHC), the developers of the project. The Salisbury Board of Selectmen discussed the matter during […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, July 20, 2026 By: Andrew G. Simpson New York City officials are reporting that three people have died and eight people are currently hospitalized due to the outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease on the Upper East Side. More than 60 cases have been reported since the first cases were identified on July 2. The […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, June 22, 2026 By: Andrea Wells Construction insurance brokers say the current market is a good time to build stronger relationships with insureds because attention does not have to be so focused on pricing but can instead be more on the complex risks in the business. By reviewing the risks, brokers can arrive […]

Source: https://www.yahoo.com/, July 17, 2026 By: Holden Kurwicki A spokesperson for the Illinois Emergency Management Agency told 5 On Your Side that they are conducting radiological surveys and soil sampling in one Metro East community. The testing is taking place near the former Spectralite factory in Venice, Illinois. According to the Department of Energy, the site […]

Source: https://www.oudaily.com/, May 28, 2026 By: Ana Barboza Norman Public Library Central closed about two years ago after water intrusion caused mold to grow throughout the building. Now, the city is involved in two ongoing lawsuits regarding the management of the library. The Norman Public Library Central, at 103 W. Acres St., temporarily closed in November […]

Source: https://www.enr.com/, June 23, 2026 By: Bryan Gottlieb The National Institute of Standards and Technology on June 22 released technical findings and further details regarding the events leading to the collapse of Champlain Towers South and the tragic deaths of 98 people that occurred five years ago. The agency concluded that the collapse sequence began […]

Source: https://www.carriermanagement.com/, July 13, 2026 New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday sued some of the nation’s largest chemical and agricultural companies — 3M Company, EIDP Inc., The Chemours Company Inc., Corteva Inc., and DuPont De Nemours Inc. — for contributing to decades of toxic polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pollution in the state through their use […]

Source: https://www.nbcmiami.com/, June 1, 2026 A construction worker died after a column fell at the future site of a luxury skyscraper in downtown Miami on Monday, officials said. The incident happened at the site of the Okan Tower on North Miami Avenue near 6th Street. According to Miami Police officials, a structural column that was […]

Source: https://www.seattletimes.com/, July 11, 2026 By: Conrad Swanson Federal regulators will force the removal of toxic, highly corrosive chemicals from a defunct and leaking pulp mill along the Chehalis River, officials confirmed this week. Either Richard Bassett, the U.K. businessman who owns Cosmo Specialty Fibers, must start removing vast quantities of these chemicals from the site this month […]

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, July 10, 2026 By: Joe Bousquin The order follows an April ruling on the same project that awarded Chestle Development approximately $174.6 million in damages from Tutor Perini for delays stemming from defective concrete work during construction. Tutor Perini was awarded a $239 million contract to build the hotel in 2015. The 51-story, 755-room building opened […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, July 8, 2026 By: Natalie Wong The structural concerns that led New York City officials to shut down a Midtown Manhattan high-rise and evacuate surrounding buildings are “very small,” said Nathan Berman, the chief executive officer of Metro Loft, which is leading the project to convert the historic Pfizer building into apartments. Two […]