Source: https://www.standard.net, October 17, 2023 By: Tim Vandenack Ogden officials say there are more problems with the unfinished apartment building at 144 25th St. than originally detected, which raise the specter of the structure’s collapse. If not fixed, the incomplete building could face demolition. Ogden officials last March ordered a halt to work on the five-story building […]

Source: https://www.propertycasualty360.com/, October 13, 2023 By: Jackie Neal As first described by Warren Buffett in the 1970s, social inflation is “a broadening definition by society and juries of what is covered by insurance policies.” Noneconomic factors — such as how society perceives big business — are leading to larger jury awards, higher claim settlements and greater litigation […]

Source: https://www.kmuw.org/, October 12, 2023 By: Celia Hack Wichita residents living above a chemical spill from Union Pacific Railroad face property damages and a loss of property value as a result of the company’s negligence, according to a federal lawsuit filed this week by law firms across the country. The class-action lawsuit addresses a chemical […]

Source: https://www.amnews.com/, October 11, 2023 By: Fiona Morgan A local business owner, Nina Kirkland with Coldwell Banker VIP Realty, has filed a civil lawsuit alleging that the Downtown Streetscape Project caused flooding in her building. The lawsuit is against the City of Danville; Louisville Paving Company; LPX, Inc.; Pace Contracting; and Gresham Smith, which is […]

Source: https://www.app.com/, October 5, 2023 By: Jean Mikle The township will join with Save Barnegat Bay to challenge the state’s settlement with BASF, saying the company is not providing adequate compensation for Ciba-Geigy’s pollution of the property. Both Toms River and the environmental advocacy group contend the state failed to accurately quantify the damage done to […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, October 2, 2023 By: Anthony Andersen and Larry Moonan Technology has revolutionized the architecture and engineering (A&E) design space over the past 40 to 50 years, allowing for improved efficiency and faster architectural design and output. However, these technological advances can also increase the chance for error — or in insurance terms, exposure […]

Source: https://beyondpesticides.org/, October 3, 2023 On September 19, 2023, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Corporation Counsel Mary B. Richardson-Lowry took legal action against agrochemical giant, Monsanto, filing a lawsuit that alleges the corporation’s role in polluting Chicago with Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) decades ago, despite knowing the chemicals’ detrimental effects.   PCBs are identified as “forever chemicals” due to […]

Source: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/, September 27, 2023 By: Elena Goukassia San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum is suing Why Architects and Swinerton Builders over a $38m museum addition designed by the firm and built by the construction company. The museum announced the lawsuit in a press release on 25 September, saying that the legal action follows a claim filed against the […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com/, September 21, 2023 By: Troutman Pepper Michigan Attorney General (AG) Dana Nessel has filed suit against the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority to enforce demands by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) related to alleged per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) contamination of the regional drinking water supply caused by the […]

Source: https://business.libertymutual.com/ironshore/ Looking to the future, many enthusiastically embrace a clean energy shift, including a continued move away from coal-derived energy. Meanwhile, electric utility  companies are pressed to remove and legally dispose of hundreds of millions of tons of coal ash generated over the last 100 years as a by-product of coal-derived  energy. As planners […]

Source: https://www.roi-nj.com/, September 19, 2023 By: Brett Johnson In the aftermath of the pandemic’s many construction sector interruptions, there’s a battle over who should take the blame for long-delayed projects. Those eager to recoup costs associated with those delays are sometimes pointing the finger at their contractors, as well as design professionals. That’s being seen […]

Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/, August 25, 2023 By: James Yand, Miller Nash LLP Important elements of a strong construction contract include implied warranties and design delegation. It is necessary to pay close attention to these concepts to protect against future disputes. When a contractor is confronted by an owner’s claims that the contractor did not adequately construct […]