Source: Salem News (MA), March 22, 2011 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The owners of an unlicensed Lynnfield asbestos removal business and an employee have been indicted on charges of violating state environmental and wage laws, including while working on projects in Beverly and Marblehead. The business, which calls itself AEI Environmental LLC, is based out of […]

Source: http://www.ctpost.com, March 19, 2011 By: Amanda Cuda The town is suing Bridgeport-based Mark IV Construction Company for about $5.1 million, related to work done on a much-contested town sewer expansion project. The lawsuit comes a week after town First Selectman Tim Herbst announced that Trumbull’s Water Pollution Control Authority was under a federal grand […]

Source: Tampa Bay Online, February 21, 2011 The region’s water supplier settled today with the general contractor of its faulty reservoir but will continue to pursue a lawsuit against the engineering company that designed the 15-billion gallon structure. The settlement approved by Tampa Bay Water’s board calls for contractor Barnard Construction and subcontractor McDonald Construction […]

Source: The Examiner (San Francisco), February 19, 2011 By: Joshua Sabatini  The City’s Fourth Street Bridge project was plagued by millions of dollars in cost overruns and hundreds of days over schedule. The bridge work finished in 2006, but the headache continues with mounting legal bills as litigation over the project remains an ongoing […]

Source: http://www.prweb.com, February 15, 2011 In the recently filed case of Crossmann v. Harleysville, The SC Supreme Ct. reinstated the controversial line of “no occurrence claim denials” for construction defect under a General Liability policy. This ruling subverts the intent of the drafter’s of the General Liability policy form and manages to insult professional builders […]

Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, February 17, 2011 By: Chris Ramirez Two architecture firms must pay $5.9 million to the University of Pittsburgh for problems stemming from bad heating and air conditioning work in the Petersen Events Center, an Allegheny County judge ruled. Common Pleas Judge Joseph M. James ruled last month after a nonjury trial that Apostolou […]

Source: The Princeton Packet, March 10, 2011 By: Stephanie Vaccaro As promised in late December, an additional lawsuit has been filed in relation to the construction project for Princeton High School. In late February Princeton Regional Schools filed a lawsuit against Hillier Architecture for approximately $5 million, said Superintendent Judy Wilson. Dana Ostrovsky, attorney for […]

Source: Lawyers USA, February 4, 2011 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com A toxic tort plaintiff could not sue an engineering firm for failing to make a public disclosure of beryllium contamination at a chemical plant near her home, a Pennsylvania appellate court has ruled in affirming a summary judgment. The plaintiff lived near a beryllium plant for […]

A general contractor (GC) constructed a new 750-megawatt natural gas-fired power facility on a 47-acre site in New England. The GC’s responsibilities on the project included design (subcontracted), construction, and all equipment installation.  The design professional (DP)was contracted directly with the GC to provide the design services.  The DP’s design error primarily caused delays and […]

A contractor was performing design, construction and construction management services for a five-story motel project. The masonry contractor placed hollow concrete blocks without proper rebar reinforcement as specified in the plans. The owner discovered the improper construction and demanded the structure, now at the second floor, be torn down and rebuilt according to the specs. […]

A worker was seriously injured during construction by a collapsing wall. In his lawsuit, he alleged that the general contractor/construction manager was negligent for failing to provide for safety precautions. The courts agreed and held that the general contractor/construction manager was responsible for inspecting continuously or supervising the work of the subcontractors, including the right […]

A contractor subcontracted the design of a ventilation system to a mechanical engineer. The engineer miscalculated the cooling needs of the building and specified an inadequate ventilation system. Because of the system’s poor performance, the building owner demanded $180,000 to replace it. At the time of the claim, the mechanical engineer had let his Errors […]