Source: https://www.newscentermaine.com, August 29, 2019 By: Vivien Leigh A state task force wants to find out if farm land across Maine is at risk for contamination from so-called ‘forever chemicals’. PFAS is a class of industrial chemicals used to make household goods to fire fighting foam. The chemicals have been linked to serious health problems […]

Source: https://thenevadaindependent.com, August 29, 2019 Byu: Daniel Rothberg It took nearly two decades of legal wrangling, but workers have started to clean a Las Vegas groundwater plume that was caused by the improper disposal of a dry-cleaning chemical known as perchloroethylene, or perc. The groundwater cleanup began on June 19. Read more.

Source: https://www.reformer.com, August 28, 2019 By: Jim Therrien Residents seeking damages over PFOA contamination of groundwater in an area around former ChemFab Corp. plants in Bennington have won another round in their suit against Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics. U.S. District Court Judge Geoffrey Crawford has ruled that the suit can go forward as a class action.  […]

Source: https://www.wamc.org, August 27, 2019 By: Pat Bradley A federal judge says a civil lawsuit filed by Vermont residents seeking damages from PFOA contamination in their Bennington neighborhood can proceed as a class-action lawsuit. U.S. District Court Judge Geoffrey Crawford ruled that the suit against Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, which means qualified property owners can join […]

Source: Newsday (Melville, NY), August 27, 2019 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com The Village of Mineola is among three Long Island communities suing DuPont and 3M, alleging both companies knowingly sold household products with harmful ingredients that have polluted drinking water. Drinking water wells in Mineola have been contaminated with perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate, or PFOA and […]

Source: https://www.bladenjournal.com, August 19, 2019 By: Alan Wooten Insurance companies of farmers tied to lawsuits already lost by Smithfield Foods’ subsidiary Murphy-Brown could be on the hook for millions of dollars in damages. Eleven insurance companies of Murphy-Brown were named defendants in the case filed in North Carolina Business Court on March 5. Judge Gregory […]

Source: New York Times Online, August 24, 2019 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com In the year after receiving test results showing alarming levels of lead in this city’s drinking water, Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark made a number of unexpected decisions. He mailed a brochure to all city residents assuring them that “the quality of water meets […]

Source: https://www.cnbc.com, August 21, 2019 By: Adam Reed The proposed site for David Beckham’s new Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise, Inter Miami, has been closed “until further notice” by city officials following environmental analysis that revealed high levels of arsenic and other pollutants in the soil. Read more.

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com, August 22, 2019 An environmental report poses a new problem for the proposed site of David Beckham’s Major League Soccer stadium in Miami: Tests show the soil is far more toxic than expected. According to the Miami Herald, the analysis found arsenic contamination reaching more than twice the legal limit and hazardous debris […]

Source: https://www.trentonian.com, August 17, 2019 By: Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman A senior housing complex remains under investigation as health officials probe the building’s environmental safety over bacteria concerns. Since 2018, the Alvin E. Gershen Apartments off Klockner Road has developed a strong association with Legionnaires’ disease, a severe and potentially deadly form of pneumonia. Read more.

Source: Mondaq Business Briefing, August 20, 2019 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com We recently obtained a favorable court ruling on behalf of our client, Tecumseh Products Company LLC, on an insurance coverage issue that has vexed corporate policyholders for decades whether primary insurance policies contain aggregate limits for long-tail environmental insurance claims. Read more.

Source: PR Newswire, August 20, 2019 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com Lawyers for thousands of property owners who alleged that their homes and properties were damaged by defective Chinese drywall filed a motion today asking a federal judge in New Orleans to approve a nationwide settlement of their lawsuits. The Chinese Drywall Litigation has been ongoing for […]