Source: Great American Environmental Division, May 2013 Looking to expand their operations, a company purchased a large piece of property that seemed suitable for redevelopment. Prior to their purchase, the company went through all the proper due diligence including conducting a Phase I site assessment. Although the Phase I did not note any known contamination […]

Source: Great American Environmental Division, May 2013 During a particularly heavy storm, rain water gathered in a puddle on the roof of an office building. Due to a clogged drain, the water level rose higher than the installed protective flashing and entered the drywall behind office furniture. Over time, mold began to grow in the […]

Source: Great American Environmental Division, May 2013 A former mill site was being redeveloped into a condominium complex. The original mill structure was to he preserved while the interior of the building was gutted and renovated. The site was located within a former industrial area and was built on top of historic fill. Additionally, the […]

Source: Great American Environmental Division, May 2013 While working at a shopping center, an employee of a janitorial company inadvertently mixed ammonia and chlorine based cleaning products. The mixture resulted in a toxic cloud of ammonia chloride that caused respiratory distress in dozens of shoppers and a shut-down of the center for a period of […]

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Source: The National Law Review, March 22, 2012 By: Angela Ebert On March 12, 2012, the Seventh Circuit, applying Illinois law, held that the Village of Crestwood was not entitled to coverage for claims relating to a contaminated water supply. See Scottsdale Indemnity Co. v. Village of Crestwood, ___ F.3d ___, 2012 WL 769730, Nos. […]

Source: http://www.jdsupra.com, February 3, 2012 By: Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP In its recent decision in Sunnyside Dev. Co., LLC v. Chartis Specialty Ins. Co., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9392 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 26, 2012), the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York demonstrated the consequences that an insurer faces when allowing […]

Source: Mail Tribune (Medford, OR), December 6, 2011 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com A downtown Ashland hotel is under investigation for illegally discharging water containing potentially fish-killing toxics into Ashland Creek when its heating and air-conditioning system malfunctioned recently, authorities said. The Ashland Springs Hotel’s heating and air-conditioning unit overflowed on Nov. 19, causing water treated with […]

Read here about a hotel on the Las Vegas strip that is being sued by former guests for alleged exposure to Legionnaires’ disease.

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, August 11, 2011 Posted on: http://fpn.advisen.com The family that purchased a contaminated former thermometer factory in Gloucester County and converted it into the Kiddie Kollege day care in 2004 is liable for the roughly $1 million New Jersey paid to clean up and demolish the building under an appeals court ruling issued […]

Source: http://poststar.com, August 2, 2011 By: Lydia Wheeler The state has reached a settlement with the owners of a Kingsbury junkyard and the owner of a company that crushed cars at the site over environmental damage caused by pollution from the junkyard operations, the state Attorney General’s Office announced Tuesday. Under the settlement, James Marro, […]

Source: http://starbeacon.com, March 16, 2009 By: MarK Todd A Monday morning inspection of the Cleveland Hotel found mold in portions of the building, said Sally Kennedy, city health commissioner. The bank that holds the mortgage on the building will be contacted, but occupants are in no danger and use of the building won’t change, Kennedy […]