Source: http://www.lexology.com, August 14, 2014 By: John F. Morkan III and Jackson B. Boyd, Ober Kaler A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Perini/Tompkins Joint Venture v. ACE American Ins. Co., 783 F.3d 95 (2013), provides an important reminder for contractors defending against construction defect claims – be sure to […]

Source: http://www.northjersey.com, August 12, 2014 By: Linh Tat Borough officials have announced plans to sue “all responsible parties” over new contaminants inadvertently brought onto Veterans Field during soil remediation that was halted last year. Monday’s council vote to proceed with litigation came the same night officials authorized spending $24,800 for additional soil testing and introduced […]

Source: http://www.nbcbayarea.com, August 12, 2014 By: Michelle Roberts The Environmental Protection Agency is examining homes and schools in Sunnyvale after toxic groundwater was discovered in the area. Tech companies Advanced Micro Devices Inc, Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation and Philips are believed to be responsible for the pollution, EPA officials said. “Unfortunately, some of the companies […]

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 13, 2014 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Residents near the Bridgeton Landfill filed 14 additional lawsuits Tuesday against waste disposal company Republic Services for damages they say were caused by a foul stench that started more than three years ago from an underground fire at the landfill. The lawsuits representing 34 plaintiffs […]

Source: http://www.dailyherald.com, August 12, 2014 By: Madhu Krishnamurthy A massive cleanup is underway to remove pollution and thousands of fish killed due to contamination of a lake at the Sun City retirement community in Huntley, officials said. The contamination was the result of a July 25 accident in which a semitrailer caught fire on westbound […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, August 7, 2014 By: Matthew T. Vocci, Ober Kaler On August 5, 2014, the Supreme Court of Connecticut, in Travelers Cas. & Sur. Co. v. Netherlands Ins. Co., 312 Conn. 714 (2014), affirmed a trial court’s decision that allegations of years-long, continuing and progressive water intrusion caused by alleged construction defects triggered a duty […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, August 9, 2014 By: Gregory M. Jacobs, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP May an insurance policy include an exclusion that essentially eviscerates the fundamental nature of the coverage it provides?  A federal court in Texas says, “No.” Disputes often arise between policyholders and insurers under liability insurance policies about whether a policyholder was […]

Source: Dow Jones News Service, August 5, 2014 Posted on: http://fpn.advisen.com A federal judge has approved an agreement by the nation’s largest public utility to pay $27.8 million to settle claims from Tennessee property owners who suffered damages from a huge, 2008 spill of toxin-laden coal-ash sludge. U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Varlan approved the […]

Source: The Gazette (CO), August 9, 2014 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com El Paso, Texas-based Hunt Building has agreed to pay $310,000 to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act at two construction sites at the Air Force Academy, the Environmental Protection Agency said Friday. In 2008 and 2009, the federal agency conducted four inspections of […]

When it comes to renewing professional liability insurance, contractors often feel like no time is the right time. With too much else in the pipeline—new proposals to submit, multi-million-dollar projects to finish and a multitude of other logistics to handle—most business owners just sign the paperwork and move on. Unfortunately, this mistake has cost numerous […]

Source: http://exa.gmnews.com, August 6, 2014 By: Taylor M. Lier Arsenic-impacted sediment is being removed from within several segments of an unnamed tributary to Crosswicks Creek. According to a land use notice Upper Freehold Township received from the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the removal of material will be done at two locations at the […]

Source: http://www.oregonlive.com, August 4, 2014 By: Kelsey O’Halloran Cleanup of a leaky fuel tank at Banks High School is finally over, but it’s driven a $75,000 hole into Banks School District‘s finances and may affect other school programs. In the past two weeks, the school district has removed 596 tons of contaminated soil from around the […]