Source: https://www.law360.com/, February 4, 2020 By: Keith Goldberg Honeywell International Inc. on Monday told a federal judge that Citgo Petroleum Corp. can’t duck its obligations to pay some of the $500 million-plus cleanup bill Honeywell has paid for a Superfund site on New York’s Onondaga Lake. Honeywell blasted Citgo’s argument that the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation […]

Source: https://www.law360.com/, February 4, 2020 By: Juan Carlos Rodriguez Michigan-based shoe giant Wolverine World Wide Inc. will pay $69.5 million to settle claims from the state and two townships that the company contaminated groundwater with variants of the “forever chemicals” known as PFASs. Wolverine, which makes shoe brands such as Keds, Merrell and Saucony, will pay for […]

Source: https://patch.com/, February 4, 2020 By: Isiah Holmes Wisconsin continues to develop a legislative response to the spread of PFAS chemicals across the state, in what is becoming a bipartisan race against time. Recently, a bill pushed by two representatives from communities hit hard by PFAS contamination, Rep. John Nygren (R-Marinette) and Sen. Dave Hansen […]

Source: https://www.wivb.com/, February 4, 2020 By: Marlee Tuskes A new lawsuit filed this week is alleging the City of Niagara Falls and several companies, including Occidental Chemical Corporation, are responsible for illnesses residents face as a result of dumping toxic substances around Love Canal and the surrounding area. Attorneys representing these residents say their investigation […]

Source: https://windsorstar.com/, February 3, 2020 By: Dave Battagello Michigan environmental authorities have issued several new orders to the aggregate company that operates on the Detroit River where a shoreline collapse occurred two months ago, as well as to the property’s owners. Interim response efforts to slow the ongoing collapse of the contaminated property into the […]

Source: https://www.lockhaven.com/, January 31, 2020 By: Michael Rubinkam Students at three Pennsylvania schools were told to stay home Thursday amid concerns over lead and asbestos contamination, as Pennsylvania State Police investigate what former district officials did to address problems with tainted water. One day after Gov. Tom Wolf unveiled a $1.1 billion plan to help […]

Source: https://www.foxbusiness.com/, January 30, 2020 3M has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury in connection to discharges from a chemical plant in northern Alabama that may not have complied with permit requirements. Michael Roman, the Minnesota-based company’s CEO, announced the subpoena during an investor conference call Tuesday, WHNT-TV reported. The company faced lawsuits and public scrutiny last year after it was accused of releasing chemicals from […]

Source: https://www.clickondetroit.com/, January 30, 2020 By: Karen Drew, Derick Hutchinson The city of Detroit has filed a lawsuit against the two companies behind a dock collapse that spilled contaminated soil into the Detroit River. Officials with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality are running their own tests along the river. The dock collapse linked to Detroit Bulk […]

Source: https://www.constructionrisk.com/, January 2020 Does an Additional Insured under a contractor’s commercial general liability (CGL) policy have coverage for claims against the additional insured that aren’t based on allegations of negligent acts or omissions of the named insured contractor? In this decision the court concludes that although the CGL policy doesn’t expressly state that “negligence” […]

Source: https://www.constructionrisk.com/, January 2020 Design-Builder of a bridge sued its engineer subconsultant for costs allegedly attributed to errors in preliminary designs and cost/quantity estimates provided under the terms of a Teaming Agreement. Following a bench trial, the court rejected most of the design-builder’s claims, finding that the contractor was essentially attempting to argue that the […]

Source: The Lowell Ledger (MI), January 29, 2020 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com/ After last week’s announced legal action by the state of Michigan, 3M, DuPont and other manufacturers of PFAS chemicals and their predecessors are facing suits from across the globe. For example, 3M is presently being sued by the government of Guam, among others. Read […]

Source: https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com/, Environmental Insider, Winter 2020 Be ready when life happens. These industry-trend situations illustrate the variety of environmental exposures that could affect your customers!  Legionella: An apartment complex had multiple confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease. As a result, state and city health departments required an investigation. Unfortunately, the legionella bacteria was confirmed and remediation […]