RT ECP: Commercial Real Estate

May 3, 2022

The top 5 new environmental issues for commercial property owners or managers

Source: https://www.lexology.com/, January 14, 2022 By: Bernadette M. Rappold, Kerri L. Barsh, Christopher L. Bell, David G. Mandelbaum and Kaitlyn R. Maxwell, Greenberg Traurig LLP The Biden-Harris administration is quickly establishing new federal environment requirements affecting commercial property owners and managers. These requirements, along with changes occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, raise a host of […]

January 8, 2021

Here’s the latest on the Fort Bragg housing complaint class-action suit

Source: https://www.fayobserver.com/, January 8, 2021 By: Rachael Riley Another Fort Bragg family has entered into a class-action complaint against Fort Bragg’s housing provider, Corvias, as Corvias looks to have the class-action complaint dropped. On June 24, three Fort Bragg families filed complaints against Corvias and its partners.  Read more.

April 30, 2020

San Francisco’s Treasure Island residents sue Lennar, others for $2B, claim failed toxic cleanup

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, January 28, 2020 By: Kim Slowey In addition to the $2 billion plus legal fees, the plaintiffs are asking the court to require that the defendants remediate the property to an acceptable condition; conduct safety and health assessments for those living, working or attending school on the island; and stop any development, construction, […]

March 26, 2020

Who Pays When Remediation Goes Wrong? A Federal Court’s Evaluation of Contractor Liability

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”) has been a prodigious generator of litigation for decades. First, the government sought to compel potentially responsible parties (“PRPs”) to clean up contaminated sites. Then, those PRPs who were found liable or who settled with the government sought contribution from other PRPs. Now, even after these […]

March 3, 2020

Huntsville Housing Authority confirms radon problems identified by AL.com investigation, doesn’t tell tenants

The Huntsville Housing Authority found high levels of radioactive gas inside more than 60 public housing units last fall but never told the tenants they were breathing cancer-causing radon. Residents of Butler Terrace Addition knew nothing until reporters from AL.com and its affiliate, The Oregonian/OregonLive, made contact with some of them last week. Read more.…

March 8, 2019

Pollution Exclusion Bars Insurance Coverage for Oil-Based Paint Fumes

Source: https://www.law.com, March 7, 2019 By: Steven A. Meyerowitz U.S. District Judge Ursula Ungaro dismissed a case against an insurance company facing a bodily injury claim from paint fumes in an office building. A federal district court in Miami ruled an insurance policy’s pollution exclusion precluded coverage of a lawsuit against the owner and manager of […]

July 27, 2018

Toxins found in Upper Dublin drinking water; EPA holds forum to address concerns

Source: https://6abc.com, July 26, 2018 By: Vernon Odum The tap water in Upper Dublin Township is widely believed by local residents to be dangerously contaminated by firefighting agents from military bases in this area of Montgomery County. The acronym for the contaminating chemical in question is PFAS, which stands for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances. According […]

July 12, 2018

Toxic soil claims stall San Francisco shipyard development

Dive Brief: Kofi Bonner, co-chief operating officer of Five Point Holdings, developer of the Hunters Point Shipyard/Candlestick Point project on and around the site of a former U.S. Navy shipyard in San Francisco, told the San Francisco Chronicle that the project will be delayed for years due to uncertainty around potentially radioactive soil that is scaring off […]

November 16, 2017

7 cases of Legionnaires’ disease tied to Las Vegas’ Rio hotel

Source: https://www.reviewjournal.com, November 15, 2017 By: Jessie Bekker Five months after an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease was reported at the Rio, the number of confirmed cases of the pneumonia-like bacterial illness among guests has risen to seven, with 29 more cases suspected, the Southern Nevada Health District said Tuesday. Meanwhile, cleaning and testing of the […]

November 13, 2017

Disneyland shuts cooling towers after Legionnaires' cases

Read here about Disneyland shutting down cooling towers after a dozen cases of Legionnaires were discovered after most of the patients had visited the park.

September 25, 2017

NYC man dies of Legionnaires' disease, 1 other sickened

Source: http://www.foxnews.com, September 21, 2017 A Queens resident is dead and another was sickened after they both contracted Legionnaires’ disease within a two-month period, prompting New York City health officials to investigate their apartment building’s plumbing. The other residents of Park Towers, located on Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills, have been notified of the ongoing […]

August 30, 2017

Lead-Based Paint Is a “Pollutant” within CGL Pollution Exclusion

Source: http://www.constructionrisk.com, August 2017 By: Kent Holland Where lead-based paint was ingested by a tenant’s child, the tenant sued her landlord for injuries allegedly sustained by the child. The landlord tendered the claim to its commercial general liability (CGL) insurer who, instead of defending the case, filed a declaratory judgment action seeking a determination that […]

1 2 3 6

NEWS CENTER & QUIBINARS

The RT ECP team frequently publishes in-house articles, reposts relevant news reports and creates educational videos known as "quibinars". For more information or to subscribe, please click on the button below.

SUBSCRIBE TODAY

Search

Categories

Find a Broker or Underwriter

Search by product, location or name
https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/best-insurance/5star-wholesale-brokers-and-mgas-2022-399349.aspxhttps://www.newsweek.com/rankings/americas-100-most-loved-workplaces-2022https://premium.insurancebusinessmag.com/us-iba-top-insurance-employers-2022-ryan-specialty/p/1

Please Update Your Browser

Unfortunately Microsoft is no longer providing support or security fixes for your web browser. RT Specialty values the safety and security of its clients’ data, and as such this site requires the use of a modern web browser. To update your web browser, please see the links below. If you have any questions or would like additional information, please email info@rtspecialty.com or call (312) 784-6001.

Firefox Firefox Chrome Chrome IE Internet Explorer Edge Microsoft Edge