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 […]

Source: http://www.mondaq.com, August 19, 2019 By: Lindsay Ann Brown, Duane Morris LLP Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of chemicals that have received a lot of regulatory, scientific and legal attention in recent years, and all indications are that this is just the beginning. To be sure, the lack of federal guidance and […]

Source: Saint Paul Pioneer Press (MN), August 17, 2019 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com 3M’s pollution problems in Minnesota appear to be receding. But nationwide, they are rising like the floodwaters of the Mississippi River. An estimated 35 federal bills take aim at 3M Co.’s chemical pollution, and 41 states have complained that it’s in their groundwater. […]

Source: https://www.tapinto.net, August 16, 2019 By: Roman Chiarello Repairs are underway at McKinley Elementary School following the discovery of moisture and mold underneath the gymnasium floor, something school district officials do not anticipate completing before the beginning of the academic year. District officials had initially ordered repairs of the gym floor, but when workers found mold underneath the […]

Source: https://www.argusleader.com, August 15, 2019 By: Patrick Anderson Sioux Falls officials have filed federal lawsuits against a number of companies, including 3M and DuPont, for toxic chemicals discovered in the city’s groundwater. Documents filed in June in the U.S. District Court for South Carolina allege chemical-makers tested for and were aware of health risks of compounds used in a firefighting […]