Source: https://www.palmbeachpost.com/, July 12, 2022 By: Jane Musgrave When Jennifer Dunsford, her husband and three children moved into a new house in The Acreage in 2003, they expected it to be their “forever home.” However, five years later, her youngest son was diagnosed with brain cancer. Soon, Dunsford discovered that three other youngsters in the sprawling rural […]

Source: https://www.natlawreview.com/, July 25, 2022 On July 20, 2022, the state of Wisconsin filed a lawsuit against 18 manufacturing companies in which the state seeks to recover “billions of dollars” that it says that it has and will spend on remediating PFAS issues in the state. While the Wisconsin PFAS lawsuit targets PFAS manufacturers and AFFF […]

Source: https://www.iamagazine.com/, July 25, 2022 By: John J. Heft The potential for environmental exposures is ever-present when it comes to developmental projects. In fact, a review of the RT Specialty’s Environmental and Construction Professional Practice (RT ECP) book of business from 2020 to 2021 found an uptick in soil and groundwater contamination exposures faced by […]

Source: https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/, July 23, 2022 By: Len Besthoff State and local health officials have been working with a Windsor Locks senior living community after the discovery of bacteria in its water system that can cause a serious respiratory illness. NBC Connecticut Investigates obtained a July 14 letter from Stonebrook Village to its residents and families, […]

Source: https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/, July 22, 2022 By: Jared Strong The construction of a northwest Iowa facility that captures methane from cow manure was started without permission from state regulators, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Gevo, based in Colorado, has three manure digesters in Lyon and Sioux Counties. They catch gas from the manure […]

Source: ttps://www.intelligentinsurer.com, July 25, 2022 Markel’s Tom Williams highlights the opportunities brought about by the historic US government bill. Billions of additional dollars are now flowing into a large number of construction projects across the US, thanks to the federal government’s historic Infrastructure Bill. With this $1 trillion wave of investment also comes a significant […]

Source: https://www.fox19.com/, July 21, 2022 By: Quinlan Bentley A Monroe, Ohio-based construction company is suing two Cincinnati-area subcontractors, claiming the firms are responsible for the partial collapse of a Downtown mixed-use redevelopment, according to our media partners at the Enquirer. Baker Concrete Construction Inc. filed the lawsuit late last month against Gateway Concrete Forming Services Inc., Advantage […]

Source: https://www.ctinsider.com/, July 22, 2022 By: Alexander Soule The developer of the SoNo Collection mall in Norwalk is accusing the architect of the development of sigificant design flaws in the building that cost $11 million to fix, according to a lawsuit filed in state Superior Court. Brookfield Properties claims several mistakes by a Connecticut affiliate […]

Source: https://www.firstcoastnews.com/, July 21, 2022 By: Tristan Hardy For years, Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary sat on toxic land. Something Willie Carodine didn’t know back when he was a kid. He was in the third and sixth grade when he attended the school. He used to play football on the field. “I was a happy lil’ boy,” […]

Source: https://riskandinsurance.com/, July 21, 2022 By: Autumn Demberger Fifty years ago, a naturally occurring heat resistant mineral came under scrutiny for its cancer-causing fibers. That mineral? Asbestos. At the time, the 1970s, the Consumer Product Safety Commission banned asbestos in some home building materials used in things like wallboards and fireplaces, and the Occupational Safety […]

Source: https://www.timesnews.net/, July 21, 2022 By: Robert Sorrell Dueling lawsuits filed in connection with the 2020 collapse of the Tenneva Holiday Inn in downtown Bristol will likely be heard by a jury in late 2023, federal court records show. On Feb. 25, Cincinnati Insurance Co. filed a complaint in U.S. District Court in Greeneville for […]

Source: https://fox23maine.com/, February 24, 2022 An Albion dairy farm is facing long-term effects due to PFAS or “forever chemicals” contaminating their milk. They are working long hours only to dump their product. Each morning Rebecca Hansen milks 40 cows at Misty Brook Farm. “I get up at 4:30. I love doing this, but I also […]