Source: http://www.nhregister.com, May 5, 2015 By: Kate Ramunni Cleanup of the former Upjohn Co. site is progressing, with the majority of the land in the final stages of remediation. Representatives from Pfizer, which purchased Pharmacia Corporation, including the Upjohn property, in 2003 met with members of the Citizen’s Advisory Panel Tuesday night to update them […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, May 1, 2015 By: Frank T. Davis, Modrall Sperling The fight over fracturing (“fracking”) associated with directional drilling plans for the Mancos Shale in northern New Mexico is heating up. On March 11, 2015, a coalition of environmental groups, including Diné Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment, San Juan Citizens Alliance, Wildearth Guardians, and […]

Source: http://www.insidecounsel.com, May 6, 2015 By: Eric C. McAllister Insuring a construction project is a complicated undertaking, and the proliferation of Montrose-based exclusions has only complicated the effort Narrow margins and tight schedules make construction contracting a cut-throat, volume-driven business. Contractors spend virtually all of their resources on delivering their existing work on time and […]

Source: http://savannahnow.com, May 1, 2015 By: Sarita Chourey Kinder Morgan had reported wrong amount in 300,000 gallon pipeline spill More than 300,000 gallons of gasoline have leaked from Texas-based energy company Kinder Morgan’s pipeline in Belton, S.C., since a structure failure in December, according to the Savannah Riverkeeper. The spill was originally reported as 800 […]

Source: http://trib.com, May 3, 2015 A review of 28 sites in the Lander area has turned up five petroleum-impacted sites that could cost $500,000 to clean up. As of last June, there were 1,613 contaminated tank sites in Wyoming. Of those, 1,104 have been remediated or resolved, 417 are currently in corrective action and the […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, April 29, 2015 By:? James O. Birr, Jimerson & Cobb P.A. In construction defect claims, various insurance policies are often implicated. These policies can span many years, so it is critical to determine what policy or policies may provide insurance coverage for the damages that ensue. The insurance policies at play, for general […]

Read here about a jury that awarded $13 million to a victim of mesothelioma that was contracted from asbestos-containing talcum powder.

Source: http://www.vashonbeachcomber.com, April 28, 2015 By: Natalie Martin After sampling dirt from more than 600 island properties, state officials will visit Vashon next Wednesday to update the public on their project to test and clean yards contaminated by the historic Asarco smelter plume. Since the state Department of Ecology (DOE) began the massive cleanup project […]

Source: http://louisianarecord.com, April 29, 2015 By: Kyle Barnett A home elevation company is being sued by Gretna homeowners who claim the foundation on their home was completely destroyed during the elevation. Tuynh Pham and Kim Tran filed suit against Armstrong N Construction LLC and International Insurance Company of Hannover SE in the 24th Judicial District […]

Source: https://www.djc.com, April 30, 2015 By: Tymon Berger and Tristan Swanson, Ashbaugh Beal Collaborative contracting means risk must be allocated and insured against. Construction is a collaborative process. Always has been, always will be. Despite this reality, market forces have historically prevailed in developing construction contracts to compartmentalize the owner’s relationships with the builder and […]

Source: http://www.timesunion.com, April 24, 2015 By: Brian Nearing Company balks at federal effort to expand original PCB removal deal An operation to clean up PCBs from the Hudson River that could leave behind tainted fish — or an impaired Champlain Canal — meets all obligations of an agreement reached with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, […]

Source: http://www.asbestos.com, April 24, 2015 When Heather Karras learned the Alabama elementary school her children attend contains asbestos, she pulled them out — and asked for answers. Delayed responses from Bay Minette Elementary School officials raised fears the deteriorating 1920s-era school possibly was placing children, teachers and anyone else who visits the building at risk […]