Source: http://www.constructionrisk.com By: J. Kent Holland, Jr. The pollution exclusion of a commercial general liability (CGL) policy was enforced to exclude coverage for injuries allegedly caused from carbon monoxide that was emitted from a propane-powered grinder that was being used to grind terrazzo floors while another contractor’s worker was working in the same area installing […]

Source: http://weitzlux.blogspot.com, March 6, 2007 Construction is a high-hazard occupation, accounting for the third-highest rate of death by injury, according to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. By law, employers are bound to mitigate the dangers inherent to the job wherever possible. This includes ensuring that the surrounding areas to the work site […]

Source: http://enr.construction.com, April 21, 2009 By: Lucy Bodilly The general contractor and structural engineer involved in a November, 2006 crane collapse in Bellevue, Wash., settled a civil lawsuit with the family of the man who died when the 210-ft tower crane’s boom hit his apartment. Details of the settlement, announced April 20, were not disclosed. […]

Source: http://www.insurancejournal.com, July 13, 2011 A western Pennsylvania couple has sued a natural gas driller claiming its activities contaminated their water well. The Johnstown Tribune-Democrat reports that Chester and Edith Slesinger are suing T&F Exploration LP and T&F Operating Inc. The couple claims leaks and discharges of drilling fluids and other substances have cost them […]

Source: http://www.nj.com, July 8, 2011 By: Jean-Pierre Mestanza An appeals court has shot down a lower court’s ruling that awarded the town roughly $900,000 in a lawsuit against the architectural firm that designed a facility for the police and fire departments that has been condemned due to shoddy construction. The police and fire facility, located […]

Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com, July 5, 2011 By: Phil Rogers Project that started in 2003 to be completed in 2007 still isn’t done If O’Hare International Airport is Chicago’s front porch, the site which has greeted visitors for the last eight years has hardly been welcoming: unsightly wooden boxes, topping graffiti-marred pillars in front of the main […]

Source: http://gcdailyworld.com, June 23, 2011 By: Nick Schneider The more than eight-year legal battle by the county to recover damages associated with the Greene County Courthouse addition/renovation project may be over soon. A joint meeting of the County Commissioners, County Council and Building Corporation is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Monday to consider a settlement […]

Source: http://austin.ynn.com, June 29, 2011 By: John A. Salazar The falling glass at the W Hotel in Downtown Austin is now turning into a legal battle. Austin attorney Randy Howry filed a lawsuit against the hotel, alleging negligence on behalf of his two clients who were struck by falling glass from the hotel’s balconies earlier […]

Source: http://www.allbusiness.com, September 7, 2007 By: Matthew Higbee, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport The town has sued the architectural firm that designed the middle school over a recurring moisture problem that is cracking the ground floor in several classrooms and causing mold to appear. The lawsuit, filed against Fletcher Thompson Architects in Milford Superior Court on Wednesday, […]

Source: http://www.constructionweblinks.com, April 9, 2007 By: Clark T. Thiel, Howrey LLP Although it believed the proposed settlement to be detrimental to its own pecuniary interests, an at-risk construction manager’s fiduciary responsibilities to the project owner precluded it from objecting to the terms of the settlement between the owner and design-build contractor. As an agent of […]

Source: http://www.seattlepi.com, May 11, 2007 By: Andrea James The state Department of Labor & Industries on Friday fined two companies a total of $14,800 for alleged violations that resulted in a deadly tower crane collapse in Bellevue. A six-month investigation into the accident confirms preliminary reports that the crane’s poorly designed foundation, which was made […]

Source: The Boston Globe, August 1, 2006 The Big Dig has at least $800 million in insurance coverage that would pay for much of the repair bills, inspection costs, and lawsuits stemming from the deadly Interstate 90 connector tunnel ceiling collapse, according to a memo that circulated yesterday among state lawmakers. The memo, from the […]