Source: http://www.bna.com, March 21, 2016 By: Peter Hayes A pollution exclusion relieves an insurer of the duty to defend claims that a child ingested lead-based paint in a rental property owned by the policyholder, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled March 21. Lead-based paint unambiguously qualifies as an excluded “pollutant” under an absolute pollution exclusion in […]

Source: http://www.nj.com, March 27, 2016 By: Caitlin Mota With a majority of city schools over 80 years old, Jersey City schools are “classic candidates” for lead problems, according to a report. In 2006, 2008, and again in 2012, elevated levels of lead were found in drinking fountains in city schools, but officials did not “chart […]

Source: http://www.pressconnects.com, March 28, 2016 By: Tom Wilber A plan to transform urban decay in Johnson City into a thriving college campus is a tale of ruin and renewal. Much of the story has focused on the renewal, featuring Binghamton University’s $100 million nursing and pharmacy campus to anchor a cultural and professional district near UHS Wilson […]

By: Jefferey S. Lejfer, New Day underwriting Managers LLC As we move into 2016 we wanted to bring you some things that we’re hearing about trends in the construction industry and related risk liability for this year. (Finally!) Growth Construction-related firms that managed to weather the 2008 recession are starting to see a return to […]

Source: http://www.wkyt.com, March 17, 2016 By: Victor Puente SHARPSBURG, Ky. (WKYT) – An environmental cleanup crew spent hours at a wreck Thursday morning after a semi went into a Bath County creek. The director of Bath County’s Emergency Management Agency, Jason York, said it wasn’t the size of that truck that was the problem, it […]

Source: http://www.pe.com, March 15, 2016 By: Alicia Robinson A contaminated former sewer plant site in Riverside will be safe for homebuilding after another environmental cleanup, and the site poses no health risk, state officials say. But the state Department of Toxic Substances Control, which is overseeing the work, still faces distrust from residents and some […]

Source: https://www.rt.com, March 17, 2016 The city council in Portland, Oregon has unanimously voted to authorize a lawsuit against Monsanto for contaminating its waterways with cancer-causing chemicals. Six other West Coast cities are also suing the bio-agricultural corporation in federal court. City Attorney Tracy Reeve claims that Portland has already spent a significant amount of […]

Source: http://www.allgov.com, March 16, 2016 Buy: Vivian Yee, New York Times NORTH BENNINGTON, Vt. — Above the Walloomsac River, where ramshackle farmhouses sit just downhill from tidy homes with organic gardens out back, the old ChemFab plant was, for many, a respected local employer from the days when this village’s prosperity depended on industry. For […]

Source: http://www.bna.com, March 2, 2016 By: Peter Hayes On the heels of a record year for mergers and acquisitions, environmental attorneys tell Bloomberg BNA companies acquiring the assets of another should take steps to reduce the chances they will face big dollar Superfund liability as a successor for hazardous waste contamination. In 2015, buyers spent […]

<Source: http://www.lexology.com, March 15, 2016 By: Kara Cleary, Barnes & Thornburg LLP When a company learns that it has a site suffering from environmental property damage, “profit” is the last thing on that company’s mind. Rather, the terms that company is more likely thinking about in this situation are those like losses, risk, environmental agency […]

Source: http://www.afro.com, March 16,2 016 By: Deborah Bailey In Flint – it’s in the water. In Baltimore –it’s in the walls.  The lead paint legacy of Baltimore’s poor and predominately Black neighborhoods is a long and tragic story unfolding in plain sight before our eyes. “Every single poor child who lives in a rental property […]

Source: http://www.constructionexec.com, February 21, 2016 By: Timothy Farrell, New Day Underwriting Managers LLC Professional liability is profoundly different from most forms of traditional insurance coverages. Unlike general or auto liability, professional liability policies include claims reporting provisions that might be unfamiliar and confounding to many contractors and inexperienced claimants. While numerous providers offer professional liability coverage, most forms are unique […]