Source: https://www.lexology.com, January 15, 2021 By: Michael L. Meyer, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger famously sang, “You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometime, you’ll find you get what you need.” Jagger wasn’t singing about damages in construction defect litigation. But his message rings true, especially […]

Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/, January 18, 2021 In Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London v. NL Industries Inc., a New York Supreme Court recently ruled that paint maker NL Industries Inc. may seek insurance coverage for its almost $102 million share of a settlement, stemming from a suit over the negative impact of the use of its lead-based paint […]

Source: https://ktla.com/, January 15, 2021 Pacific Gas & Electric Co., the nation’s largest utility, has agreed to pay up to $190 million to clean up and revitalize a San Francisco harbor that was polluted by a long-closed gas plant, it was announced Friday. The agreement, announced by City Attorney Dennis Herrera, involves the Marina Small […]

Source: https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/, January 15, 2021 By: George Woolston New Jersey is suing the federal government over its use of toxic chemicals that contaminated the groundwater and drinking water on and around Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe announced the lawsuit Thursday. Read more.

Source: https://www.lexology.com/, January 18m, 2021 By: Meagan L. Moore, Brouse McDowell There is general familiarity with some chemicals and the risks these chemicals pose to human health and the environment. If trichloroethylene (TCE) is present in soil or groundwater at a former industrial site, the potential risks of exposure and associated liabilities are commonly understood. […]

Source: https://www.freep.com/, January 13, 2021 By: Joe Guillen A recent federal investigation into a Flint hospital traced Legionnaires’ disease cases back to 2008 — years before the city’s water crisis unfolded — raising questions about any potential criminal charges former Gov. Rick Snyder and other state officials could face for their roles in the Flint water crisis, […]

Source: https://www.nj.com/, January 14, 2021 For decades, the U.S. military used a special foam to fight fires on bases around the Garden State. That foam, and the toxic chemicals inside it, slowly seeped into the surrounding area and throughout groundwater supplies, according to New Jersey authorities, compromising the safety of nearby drinking water. Now, New […]

Source: https://www.enr.com/, January 10, 2021 By: Mary B. Powers A Richmond, Va., federal appeals court has restored an environmental consultant’s legal fight for $2.7 million in federal funds to cover work at a Superfund cleanup site it managed, rejecting a lower court’s dismissal of its claim over a technicality. In ordering the federal district court […]

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/, January 14, 2021 By: David K. Li and Erin Einhorn Nine former Michigan officials, including ex-Gov. Rick Snyder, were charged Thursday in connection with the Flint water crisis in a case one prosecutor said was about “finally, finally, finally holding people accountable.” Snyder, 62, and eight others who worked under him face a host of charges […]

Source: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/, January 13, 2021 By: Gabrielle Masson Hospital was a source of Legionella bacteria for more than a decade, according to CDC documents obtained by ABC affiliate WJRT.  The 47-page letter titled “Investigation of healthcare-associated Legionnaires’ Disease” was sent to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and is dated December 2019. Jim Haveman, former state […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, January 13, 2021 By: Ed White, David Eggert and Tammy Webber Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director and other ex-officials have been told they’re being charged after a new investigation of the Flint water scandal, which devastated the majority Black city with lead-contaminated water and was blamed for a deadly outbreak […]

Source: https://patch.com/, January 13, 2021 By: Scott Souza The $1.6 million renovation of the Ryan Brennan Skatepark and surrounding area did not make it through the five years of the project without some eye-opening discoveries. A big one came when an environmental study of the ground on the periphery of the park near Mansell Field […]