Source: http://www.jdsupra.com, June 24, 2016 By: Joseph French, Low, Ball & Lynch Hearn Pacific Corporation v. Second Generation Roofing, Inc. Court of Appeal, First Appellate District (May 2, 2016) It is not uncommon in construction defect and some other cases for an insurer of the general contractor to take an assignment of its insured’s indemnity […]

Source: http://www.advisen.com, June 25, 2016 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com Accused polluters are facing another federal lawsuit for their alleged contamination of the Tennessee River, which plaintiffs say has threatened the health of those living around it. The suit, filed by environmental nonprofit Tennessee Riverkeeper points to, a Decatur chemical plant as being the waste’s main generator. […]

Source: http://www.idahostatesman.com, June 24, 2016 By: Becky Kramer Sunset is one of the forgotten boom towns of Idaho’s Silver Valley. Its school, its general store and its largest employer, the Sunset-Star Silver Mine, faded into the forested landscape decades ago. But the toxic legacy of early 20th century mining practices lingers at the old town […]

Source: http://www.montgomerynews.com, June 24, 2016 By: Dan Sokil A lawsuit is in the works on behalf of a family exposed to water contamination near the former Willow Grove airbase in Horsham, and that suit could grow much larger before all is said and done. Philadelphia-based law firm Williams Cuker Berezofsky has notified the U.S. Navy […]

Source: http://www.opb.org, June 23, 2016 By: Cassandra Profita Seven companies have filed a legal dispute with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over the plans to clean up the Portland Harbor Superfund site. The companies, including Chevron, Gunderson, NW Natural, Union Pacific Railroad, Evraz Inc., Arkema and TOC Holdings Co., are all members of the Lower Willamette […]

Source: http://www.bizjournals.com, June 24, 2016 By: Jeff Blumenthal D. G. Yuengling and Son, the nation’s oldest brewing company, has agreed to pay almost $10 million to settle Clean Water Act violations involving its two breweries near its Pottsville, Pa., headquarters The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said that in a […]

Source: http://www.goblueridge.net, June 23, 2016 By: Bill Fisher AppHealthCare (Appalachian District Health Department) has been notified of three confirmed cases of Legionnaire’s disease in persons who stayed at or visited the Meadowbrook Inn & Suites during the 10 days before illness onset; all were treated and are recovering. AppHealthCare is currently investigating to identify potential […]

Source: Las Vegas Sun, June 22, 2016 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com Tucked behind the Boulevard mall, the Paradise Palms neighborhood is quiet on a Tuesday afternoon. Except for an occasional rooftop solar array, its mid-century homes appear unchanged since they were built in the shadow of a less developed, more desolate Las Vegas Strip. But as […]

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune, June 18, 2016 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com The city received $20 million Friday from Kinder Morgan, the fuel tank farm operator at Qualcomm Stadium, to settle a nine-year-old lawsuit over underground pollution at the 166-acre Mission Valley site. Half the money is to go to the city’s Public Utilities Department, which owns […]

Source: http://www.grbj.com, June 17, 2016 By: Jesse O’Brien EPA plans further testing after likely dry-cleaning contaminant found. An environmental threat has pushed two nonprofits from their buildings, and that could be just the beginning. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality found high levels of a chemical called tetrachloroethylene, or PERC, at 401 Hall SE, 1168 […]

Source: http://www.nj.com, June 20, 2016 By: Greg Wright State energy companies are currently responsible for up to $1 billion in environmental damages, according to companies’ filings with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission. It’s common practice for companies to recover a portion of the cost of environmental damages by increasing customers’ rates through regulator approved […]

Source: http://legalnewsline.com, June 16, 2016 By: Mark Iandolo The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Cotter Corp. NSL will pay $957,604 in past costs to settle a case where the EPA looked into contamination at Cotter’s uranium mill at the Lincoln Park Superfund site near Cañon City, Colorado. As part of the agreement, Cotter […]