Source: http://articles.sun-sentinel.com, February 22,2012 By: Brittany Wallman Meanwhile, construction of new courthouse delayed Nineteen current and former employees of the Broward County Courthouse have sued the county, arguing the building is “sick” and so are they. The employees say the county’s courthouse in downtown Fort Lauderdale is infested with toxic mold and that tiny asbestos […]

Source: http://www.wickedlocal.com, February 16, 2012 By: Susan Parkou Weinstein Tank, dirt removal planned Consultants on the Ames Shovel Works project recently assured selectmen any contaminated soil would be removed from the site by the developer at no cost to the town. Joseph Shea and Lisa Campe of Woodward & Curran said several contaminated pockets were […]

Source: Baker City Herald (OR), February 16, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com A misunderstanding last winter led to 80 gallons of home heating oil being poured down a Baker City well rather than into the holding tank, but state officials say the oil, though it spread into the soil and groundwater, doesn’t pose a significant health […]

Source: Watertown Daily Times (NY), February 16, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com An eight-year lawsuit against the village over salt contamination has finally come to an end with a Carnegie Bay Road resident receiving a $30,000 settlement. Village attorney Mark G. Gebo said several residents filed claims over salt contamination on that road in 2004 but […]

Source: The News-Item, Shamokin, PA, February 13, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The continued outbreak of mold inside homes flooded last September is proving of great concern in Shamokin and Coal Township, and a relief agency is calling on volunteers to help remove it. Representatives of Central Susquehanna Opportunities Inc. have assessed or cleaned more than […]

Source: http://californiawatch.org, February 9, 2012 By: Corey G. Johnson Under pressure from construction, architect and other industry groups, state legislators killed a bill that would have closed a loophole used by businesses to evade pollution lawsuits. Sponsored by Assemblyman Warren Furutani, D-Long Beach, AB 1207 arose out of a lawsuit in Carson, where residents discovered […]

Source: http://www.kxxv.com, February 6, 2012 By: Adam Shear The City of Hewitt is planning to remove traces of asbestos from some of their buildings that they discovered when they began a renovation project. The city found the traces of the hazardous material in the flooring of two bathrooms in their police department and in ceiling […]

Source: http://blog.al.com, February 7, 2012 By: Connie Baggett Almost a year after routine monitoring showed increased levels of arsenic and vinyl chloride in groundwater test wells at Baldwin County’s Magnolia Landfill, officials are set to approve a $33,765 investigation to find the sources. County and state officials dismissed elevated arsenic and vinyl chloride testing in […]

Source: Dow Jones News Service, February 8, 2012 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com (From THE WALL STREET JOURNAL) More than 10 years after the last steelmaking operations were closed down at the Bethlehem Steel Corp. plant in Pennsylvania, its 1,800-acre site is slowly attracting new businesses. A casino operated by Las Vegas Sands Corp. opened in 2009. […]

Source: Beazley, A&E Reporter, Volume 7, Issue 1 – January 2012 In this edition of “You Asked, We Answer!” we address the question of whether a design professional should admit liability to its client if it’s obvious the design professional made a mistake on a project. From a risk management and professional liability perspective, there […]

Source: Beazley, A&E Reporter, Volume 7, Issue 1 – January 2012 New Mexico Statute Prohibits Choice of Law Provisions Design professionals performing services on projects located in New Mexico are advised that the New Mexico legislature passed House Bill 64 which enacted NMSA (1978) 57-28A-1, and applies to all construction contracts entered into on or after […]

Source: Beazley, A&E Reporter, Volume 7, Issue 1 – January 2012 By: Colleen M. Palmer, Esq. Happy New Year from Beazley Group! As we begin the new year, we take this opportunity to highlight some important case law of 2011 affecting the design and construction industry. Duty of Care: Lack of median barrier creates legal […]