Source: http://www.lexology.com, May 20, 2015 By: Amy B. Briggs, Donna M. Carlton, Christine Spinella Davis, David B. Killalea, Stephen T. Raptis and Robert H. Shulman, Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP Why it matters: A New Jersey appellate panel ruled that an insured’s settlement of an underlying action involving alleged defective installation of windows was reasonable and […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, February 5, 2015 By: Richard C. Bennett, Cozen O’Connor In Travco Ins. Co. v. Ward, 284 Va. 547, 736 S.E.2d 321 (2012), the Virginia Supreme Court held that loss occasioned by the sulfuric gas released by defective Chinese drywall was excluded under the primary coverage grant of a property policy because of exclusions […]

Read here about a housing complex in New York that is contaminated with Legionnaire’s disease bacteria.

Source: Great American Environmental Division, May 2013 During recent interior room renovations at a highly rated senior assisted living facility, mold contamination was encountered on the surface and behind vinyl wall coverings. After inspection of over 35 rooms, the cause was determined to he increased humidity levels brought on by occupants opening windows and allowing […]

Source: Great American Environmental Division, May 2013 An apartment management company was notified of a water leak in the ceiling of one of their units during a heavy rainstorm. After the storm, the property management company sent out their repair contractor to inspect the damage and to provide a cost estimate for the repairs. During […]

Source: Great American Environmental Division, May 2013 While performing due diligence in the course of selling an apartment building, the owner of the apartment building learned that an underground plume of contaminants from a neighboring property had impacted their site, resulting in vapor intrusion into several of their buildings. Unfortunately, the source of the plume […]

Source: Great American Environmental Division, May 2013 During the process of divesting an apartment property, the due diligence investigation revealed a tenant who had been arrested on illegal gun sale charges and suspected methamphetamine manufacture and sale. Despite the fact that the unit had been repainted several times, environmental testing confirmed that it was tainted […]

Source: Great American Environmental Division, May 2013 An owner of an apartment complex constructed in 1998 discovered that the apartment was built on previously contaminated property. The historical use of the site included a gas station. Prior to construction of the apartment complex, the Underground Storage Tanks were removed and 22,000 tons of contaminated soil […]

Source: Great American Environmental Division, May 2013 A General Contractor (GC) was renovating an older apartment building when their flooring subcontractor noticed that there was old tile underlying a plywood subfloor. During the initial process of ripping up the subfloor, some of the tile underneath was disturbed. The project vas stopped in order to test […]

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Source: New York Times Online, November 29, 2012 Posted on: http://specialfpn1.advisen.com The number of cold-exposure cases in New York City tripled in the weeks after Hurricane Sandy struck compared with the same period in previous years, the health department reported in an alert to thousands of doctors and other health care providers on Wednesday. And […]

Source: The Wall Street Journal, April 1, 2012 By: Josh Barbanel The problem of mold—that furry, slimy or powdery substance that grows in damp places—just got a lot more dangerous, at least for landlords and co-op and condo boards in New York. Four years ago, a key appellate court decision in Manhattan blocked millions of […]