Source: http://www.eagletribune.com, March 9, 2017 By: Keith Eddings AG Healey seeks fines for alleged violations A prominent city contractor is rejecting allegations by Attorney General Maura Healey that his workers improperly handled asbestos hundreds of times while working on the reconstruction at Greater Lowell Technical School in 2014 and 2015. Healey alleges the contractor exposed […]

Source: http://www.natlawreview.com, February 1, 2017 By: Barbara J. Jordan, P.E., S.I. and Donald B. Leach, Jr. In 2008, Ohio Northern University (ONU) entered into a contract with Charles Construction Services, Inc. (CCS) for the construction of The Inn, a new luxury hotel and conference center on ONU’s Campus, consisting of 57,000 square feet of space, […]

Source: http://www.lowellsun.com, March 7, 2017 By: Amaris Castillo Students, faculty, and staff at Greater Lowell Technical High School risked exposure to asbestos due to the shoddy demolition and renovation work of Lawrence-based RM Technologies, Inc., according to a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Maura Healey. The complaint filed in Suffolk Superior Court alleges that workers […]

Source: http://www.jdsupra.com, February 7, 2017 By: Brian Margolies, Traub Lieberman Strauss & Shrewsberry LLP In its recent decision in Saarman Construction, Ltd. v. Ironshore Specialty Ins. Co., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13633 (N.D. Cal. Jan 31, 2017), the United States District Court for the Northern District of California had occasion to consider the application of […]

Source: http://www.thesnaponline.com, January 19, 2017 By: Ritchie Starnes The discovery of asbestos inside SCC’s signature building has led to its closure until May. A construction mishap during the summer led to the discovery of asbestos in a glue compound used beneath the tile floor in the Patterson building on the campus of Stanly Community College. […]

Source: http://www.dailyfreeman.com, January 9, 2017 By: Paul Kirby Residents near the former Washington Avenue sinkhole are suing the city and construction firms for damage allegedly done to their properties in the course of remediation work. The lawsuit — filed in state Supreme Court in Ulster County — claims similar damages to the properties of all […]

Source: http://www.eagletribune.com, January 10, 2017 By: Keith Eddings When did the city know of faulty construction at the Guilmette School that led to mold problems and forced the shuttering of the school in 2010? That’s what a judge hearing Lawrence’s $6.5 million claim against the contractor who built the Guilmette School wanted to know from the […]

Source: http://www.nola.com, December 28, 2016 By: Wilborn P. Nobles III A federal judge last week dismissed a lawsuit against contractors involved in a major drainage project that allegedly damaged property in Uptown New Orleans. U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt threw out a complaint Dec. 20 that was filed by the Sewerage and Water Board against Cajun Constructors Inc., […]

Source: http://www.nbcnews.com, December 17, 2016 By: Erik Ortiz Some residents of Corpus Christi, Texas, resumed turning on the tap after an industrial chemical leak at an asphalt plant sparked fears of widespread water contamination. Officials said Saturday that there has been no evidence of tainted water, although testing of water samples was still being done […]

Source: http://www.macombdaily.com, December 2, 2016 By: Mitch Hotts The South Macomb Disposal Authority has voted to forward all bills for clean-up efforts at the closed landfills at Freedom Hill County Park to the Macomb County Executive’s office for payment. The costs are related to damage done when a contractor dumped up to 200,000 cubic yards […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, December 7, 2016 By: William J. Peters, Gordon & Rees LLP The California Supreme Court has ruled that premises owners and employers owed a duty to the employee’s household to prevent take-home exposure to asbestos. For example, claims that the plaintiff was exposed when a family member came home with asbestos fibers on […]

Source: http://patersontimes.com, December 13, 2016 By: Jayed Rahman The former environmental occupational health and safety officer for the Paterson Public Schools claims the state-operated district improperly handled asbestos and mold removal at a number schools buildings in a lawsuit filed in New Jersey Superior Court. Brenda Zemo, who worked at the district over the past […]