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August 14, 2017

Non-toxic black mold found in Chico condos, 6 condos affected

Source: http://www.krcrtv.com, August 9, 2017 By: Jerry Olenyn Heavy rains expose design flaw in gutter system Six condominiums in the Doe Mill subdivision at East 20th and Hutchinson Streets are being cleaned, repaired and redesigned because of a design flaw in the gutters, after non-toxic black mold was discovered inside. Tom DiGiovanni, the president of […]

August 10, 2017

Tank Leak Oozes 300,000 Tons Of Molten Glass Into Ohio Plant

Read here about a ruptured tank at an Ohio plant that spilled molten glass.

August 10, 2017

The trains are too long. The platform is too short. Bad news for the new station

Source: http://www.miamiherald.com, January 29, 2017 By: Alfonso Chardy The train is late out of the station. That’s because the station and the train have a size problem. Plans to open the new Amtrak station near Miami International Airport are behind schedule, Florida transportation officials say. Source of the problem: an engineering error in the construction […]

August 9, 2017

Town files civil suit against Burchfield building’s architects, engineers

Source: http://wivb.com, August 7, 2017 By: Ali Ingersoll The Town of West Seneca is moving forward, filing a civil lawsuit against the Burchfield designers — Louis Design Group and Nussbaumer & Clarke, inc. The town taking legal action after a consultant came in, looking at the Burchfield Nature and Art Center, determining a man made […]

August 8, 2017

High manganese levels lead EPA to crack down on Southeast Side polluter

Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com, August 8, 2017 By: Michael Hawthorne Federal environmental regulators are cracking down on a Southeast Side company after finding high levels of brain-damaging manganese in a low-income, predominantly Latino neighborhood. Air quality monitors posted around the S.H. Bell Co. storage terminal recorded violations of federal health standards during nearly 40 percent of the […]

August 8, 2017

DuPont to Settle Environmental Lawsuits for Millions

Read here about almost $400 million in environmental lawsuits that DuPont has agreed to settle.

July 17, 2017

Settlement reached between Yeager, engineering firm in connection with hillside collapse

Source: http://wvmetronews.com, July 13, 2017 By: Carrie Hodousek Charleston’s Yeager Airport has entered into a partial settlement with an engineering firm it sued following the 2015 hillside collapse at the end of the airport’s main runway. Yeager’s Resolution Committee announced Thursday it has settled with Triad Engineering, Inc. for $900,000. “It releases the officers and […]

July 12, 2017

Legionnaires Outbreak at Graceland Hotel

Read here about 5 people who have been diagnosed with Legionnaires disease after stay at The Guest House at Graceland.

July 5, 2017

District Court Rules “Professional Services” Exclusion means Professional Services

Source: http://www.lexology.com, June 29, 2017 By: R. Bruce Wallace, Nexsen Pruet Recently, the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina granted judgment in favor of an insurance carrier, finding the carrier did not owe a duty of defense or a duty to indemnify the insured in an underlying professional malpractice claim. In […]

June 30, 2017

County, architectural firm reach settlement following errors at Talon, judicial center

Source: http://www.meadvilletribune.com, June 29, 2017 By: Keith Gushard Crawford County has reached a financial settlement with its architectural firm for errors involving additional site work costs at the former Talon Inc. property and the county having to buy a high density file storage system for the new judicial center. County commissioners Wednesday unanimously approved an […]

June 27, 2017

Condo liability law loosened

Source: http://www.duluthnewstribune.com, June 25, 2017 By: Brooks Johnson A homeowners association is suing the developer, builder and manager of the Superior Vista condominiums, among others, claiming the Mesaba Avenue complex was not properly built and ought to be repaired under warranty. “Many areas of the building were not built to applicable building code, industry standard […]

June 27, 2017

Dakota Access builder bungling Ohio pipe

Source: http://www.journalgazette.net, June 25, 2017 By: Catherine Traywick Energy Transfer Partners is making a mess of its biggest project since the Dakota Access pipeline. Construction of the $4.2 billion Rover natural gas line has caused seven industrial spills, polluted fragile Ohio wetlands and angered local farmers. The company owes $1.5 million in restitution after demolishing a […]

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