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://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org, February 8, 2017 By: Lisa Sorg At 1,100 acres, Sutton Lake is home to schools of largemouth bass, catfish and crappie. However, the lake also contains high levels of selenium, both in the surface water and in muscles of fish, a consequence of years of coal ash discharge from Duke Energy power plant near […]

Source: https://www.asbestos.com, January 25, 2017 By: Beth Swantek An $80 million asbestos settlement involving two former Jackson County courthouse employees led to Missouri’s largest medical monitoring fund established in an asbestos case. The class-action asbestos lawsuit settled more than 30 years after a renovation exposed thousands of government workers to deadly asbestos fibers. Jackson County […]

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.lexology.com, December 21, 2016 By: James M. McClammer, Manko Gold Katcher & Fox Last week, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey denied Alcoa Domestic LLC’s request that the court dismiss claims against it regarding a previously owned site, finding that Alcoa may be in breach of the Purchase and Sales […]

Source: http://wfae.org, January 18, 2016 By: David Boraks A plan to redevelop an old mill in downtown Davidson has led to the discovery – or re-discovery – of disease-causing asbestos on the site and around the neighborhood. As officials figure out how to clean it up, historical fears and concerns have surfaced as well. The […]

Source: http://www.cnbc.com, December 21, 2016 By: Berkeley Lovelace Jr. DuPont was ordered on Wednesday to pay $2 million after a jury found the company liable for diseases linked to a Teflon-making chemical, Reuters reported. The multinational chemical giant will pay a man who said he developed testicular cancer from exposure to a toxic chemical leaked […]

Source: http://billingsgazette.com, December 13, 2016 By: Christine Peterson Sinclair Casper Refining Company recently paid the Environmental Protection Agency $655,000 to settle a decades-old cleanup in Thermopolis. The company agreed in September to pay for costs associated with reclaiming the site of the company’s Thermopolis oil refinery, which operated from 1920 to 1969, according to a […]

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 […]

Source: http://norcalrecord.com, December 8, 2016 By: Kristin Danley-Greiner A trial date has been set for the end of January in an insurance coverage case to determine who is responsible for water and mold damage sustained in a condominium. Saarman Construction Ltd. was hired by a homeowners association to complete repairs on the exterior of a […]

Source: http://www.nj.com, December 7, 2016 By: Fausto Giovanny Pinto A former environmental officer is suing Paterson Schools, claiming the district mishandled numerous environmental issues like mold and asbestos removal in violation of federal regulations. Brenda Zemo, an Environmental Occupational Health and Safety Officer since 2008, claims she was subjected to a hostile workplace after she […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, September 22, 2016 By: Walter Wright and Rachel Hildebrand, Mitchell Williams Selig Gates & Woodyard PLLC An Ohio federal district court addressed whether a landfill operator’s insurer was obligated under a claims-based Environmental Impairment Liability (“EIL”) policy to defend and indemnify against claims concerning odors emanating from the landfill. See Tunnell Hill Reclamation, […]