Source: http://www.mondaq.com, July 25, 2014 By: Bradley J. Lorden, Proskauer Rose LLP Companies such as homebuilders, construction companies and contractors face significant financial risk from bodily injury and property damage claims arising from allegedly faulty workmanship or construction defects.  Although these companies purchase commercial general liability (“CGL”) policies to manage those risks, they often face […]

Source: http://www.insurancejournal.com, July 28, 2014 By: Phil Milford RPM International Inc., whose bankrupt Bondex and Specialty Products units may have faced liabilities of more than $1 billion, said it tentatively settled asbestos claims for $797.5 million. The money, allocated over a four-year period, will go into a trust to benefit personal injury claimants, the Medina, […]

Source: http://www.empirestatenews.net, July 29, 2014 A State Supreme Court ruling holds a landowner and his contractor liable for illegally operating a landfill and discharging pollution into a New York City drinking water source that has historically provided water to 1 million New Yorkers daily.  Putnam County Supreme Court Justice Victor Grossman found that Gary Prato, […]

Source: http://www.metrowestdailynews.com, July 27, 2014 By: Jonathan Phelps Decades after the Nyanza Color and Chemical Co. plant in Ashland closed, the cleanup continues — and likely will for years to come. From 1917 to 1978, harmful waste from textile dyes were released into streams and the Sudbury River. Since 1982, Nyanza has been listed as a Superfund site through […]

Source: http://www.wandtv.com, July 25, 2014 Contaminated soil brought dozens of concerned homeowners together Thursday evening at a public meeting in Danville.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency hosted the meeting, to inform certain residents that the soil on their property could be harmful and clean-up efforts are being planned. “Three neighborhood’s were investigated, said EPA representative, […]

Source: http://www.northjersey.com, July 25, 2014 By: Eric Kiefer It’s a clear, colorless liquid that has a mild, sweet, ether-like odor. It’s also a “probable carcinogen” that can potentially damage developing fetuses, decrease fertility, and damage the liver and kidneys, according to the New Jersey Department of Health. Say hello to tetrachloroethylene, otherwise known as perchloroethene, […]

Source: http://www.oregonlive.com, July 25, 2014 By: Kelsey O’Halloran Bob Huston knows doing the right thing can be costly. But in the Banks School District Superintendent’s case, doing the right thing is going to cost $30,000 or more. The district’s construction crew three weeks ago unearthed a 1,000-gallon fuel tank while building a concrete plaza near […]

Source: http://trib.com, July 25, 2014 By: Trevor Graff The four-engine drone of the B-24 Liberator has long since faded at Casper/Natrona County International Airport. But during World War II, the Casper Army Air Field, as it was then known, served as the final stop for bomber crews training for overseas assignments in Europe. The bombers […]

Source: http://www.wandtv.com, July 25, 2014 Contaminated soil brought dozens of concerned homeowners together Thursday evening at a public meeting in Danville.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency hosted the meeting, to inform certain residents that the soil on their property could be harmful and clean-up efforts are being planned. “Three neighborhood’s were investigated, said EPA representative, […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, July 23, 2014 By: Christopher “Kip” B. Power and Robert M. Stonestreet, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Rejects Permit Shield Defense By a published decision released on July 11, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court decision out of the Western District of Virginia finding that A […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, July 21, 2014 By: Thomas M. Contois and Erica L. Gerson, Steptoe & Johnson LLP In Wisznia Company, Inc. v. General Star Indemnity Company, No. 13-31125, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 13563 (5th Cir. July 16, 2014), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, applying Louisiana law, affirmed the trial court’s summary […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, July 23, 2014 By: David A. Attisani, Robert A. Kole, A. Hugh Scott, John A. Nadas and Mark D. Cahill, Choate Hall & Stewart LLP What you need to know: The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, applying Texas law, held that a Total Pollution Exclusion Endorsement in a CGL Policy did not irreconcilably […]