Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, March 12, 2024 Federal investigators determining why a Florida condominium tower partially collapsed three years ago, killing 98 people, said Thursday there were many faulty support columns in the tenant garage that ran below it and the adjoining pool deck. Read more.

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, March 8, 2024 By: Zachary Phillips At least two people employed by Big D Builders told the police that they had voiced concerns to the project’s supervisor, and a supervisor for Boise-based Inland Crane, which was working on the project, said he told Durrant the beams “did not look right,” the Idaho Statesman […]

Source: https://www.mondaq.com/, March 4, 2024 By: Kerri L. Barsh, Greenberg Traurig, LLP Uptick in Redevelopment of Contaminated Sites – This trend is evident both for impacted sites in general and for those formally in the state of Florida’s (EPA) Brownfields Program, which provides economic and regulatory incentives to encourage voluntary cleanup and redevelopment of commercial and […]

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/, March 1, 2024 Kimberly-Clark has been hit with a proposed class action filed by Connecticut residents living near a facility where it makes Kleenex accusing the consumer goods company of contaminating their properties and drinking water with toxic “forever chemicals.” The lawsuit filed in Connecticut federal court on Wednesday alleges the company has used […]

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/01/texas-farmers-pfas-killed-livestock, March 1, 2024 By: Tom Perkins A Texas county has launched a first-of-its-kind criminal investigation into waste management giant Synagro over PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge it is selling to Texas farmers as a cheap alternative to fertilizer. Two small Texas ranches at the center of that case have also filed a federal lawsuit against Synagro, alleging […]

Source: https://www.redmondspokesman.com/, February 28, 2024 By: Alex Baumhardt Several residents of Boardman in northeast Oregon are suing the Port of Morrow and businesses for contaminating their drinking water, making it a health risk for thousands of people in Morrow and Umatilla counties. Five local residents – Michael Pearson, Michael and Virginia Brandt, and James and […]

Source: https://www.inquirer.com/, February 27, 2024 By: Frank Kummer Polluted water wells, noxious ash cinders, sludge-filled lagoons, and a fouled stream are just parts of four local Superfund sites contaminated during the 20th century that will get new money for cleanups, said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. One site, Roebling, is associated with the family behind […]

Source: https://www.courthousenews.com/, February 23, 2024 By: Sam Ribakoff The city of San Diego is suing a local developer after it says the developer dumped contaminated soil in a local landfill. The complaint, filed on Thursday in San Diego Superior Court, claims that Manchester Financial Group and a subcontractor, AMG Demolition & Environmental Service, breached their […]

Source: https://denvergazette.com/, February 24, 2024 By: Scott Weiser More than 400 residents of Superior’s Rock Creek subdivision filed a lawsuit against neighboring Jefferson County, owner of the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, complaining that noise and alleged pollution from leaded aviation fuel are affecting their well-being and devaluing their homes. The residents of the subdivision claim […]

Source: https://www.ehn.org/, February 12, 2024 More than 50 individuals have reported cancer diagnoses after working in Poe Hall at NC State, where PCBs, known carcinogens, have been found. Keely Arthur reports for WRAL. In short: More than 50 people have contacted WRAL News about their cancer diagnoses, which they believe are linked to working in Poe […]

Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/, February 15, 2024 By: MIchael Jefferson, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Is an Owner Controlled Insurance Program right for you? Developers and owners often find that obtaining insurance coverage for their construction projects can be confusing and unnecessarily complicated. When dealing with construction projects in excess of $50 million, an Owner Controlled Insurance Program […]

Source: https://canada.constructconnect.com/, February 20, 2024 By: Jean Sorensen The City of Vancouver has filed a notice of claim in B.C. Supreme Court against three contractors for what it is alleging to be defects and deficiencies in rehabilitation work on the Granville Bridge carried out between 2019 and 2021. The three defendants are Associated Engineering Ltd., Graham […]