Source: Mortgage Servicing News, July 3, 2006 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The steady growth of mold litigation has not slowed in the commercial and resident real estate industries, according to the Greenguard Environmental Institute, which says this expanding legal gray area has compelled lenders to protect their mortgage portfolios by working with insurers and environmental consultants […]

Source: http://www.orchidforchange.com, December 1, 2005 Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager announced that her office has settled civil cases brought against Neumann Enterprises, Inc., D.F. Tomasini Contractors, Inc., and New Berlin Grading, Inc., for their alleged violations of erosion control laws at a Waukesha County residential real estate development known as “Thurow’s Golden View Estates.” The three defendants […]

Source: Real Estate Weekly, August 28, 2002 By: Sharon M. Stecker; Brian J. Ruffe; Eric Harrison In the early 1990s Elizabeth Stroot and Joletta Watson resided at the Haverford Place Apartments in Wilmington, Delaware. The tenancies of both women were marred by persistent water leaks and mold. A kitchen sink leaked onto a bedroom ceiling, causing discoloration and […]

Source: Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME, December 4, 2006 By: Walter Griffin Residents of the Village Heritage apartments feel they are struggling for every breath. For the most part elderly and on fixed incomes, the residents have been battling a mold problem in the building for years and have become increasingly worried that the problem […]

Source: Dow Jones News Service, March 28, 2011 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com A group of companies — including two currently ensnared in bankruptcy proceedings — that provided emergency housing to victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita is looking to dole out $2.625 million to settle claims that they exposed individuals to hazardous levels of formaldehyde. Palm […]

Source: The Huntsville Times, March 3, 2011 By: Challen Stephens Nine years after the state identified the site for testing, excavation crews are ripping up the contaminated earth around a public housing complex downtown and hauling away soil Boy Scouts had once used to grow a community garden. Crews last week began a $4.3 million […]

Source: The Times Tribune, Scranton, PA, February 24, 2011 By: Steve McConnell A $4.3 million toxic mold jury verdict in October involving two homeowners, their ruined “dream” home, a North Pocono township and a private contractor remains buried in litigation. More money, or a lengthy appeals process, could be at stake, according to recent court […]

Source: BestWire Services, February 22, 2011 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Insurers could be facing a test of their pollution exclusions as the complex multidistrict litigation involving allegedly defective Chinese drywall moves forward. Judge Eldon E. Fallon of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana rejected eight commercial general liability insurers’ contention that the […]

Publication Date 04/05/2010 Source: Sacramento Bee (CA) El Dorado Hills residents face increased risks of disease from exposure to naturally occurring asbestos, but asbestos levels don’t appear to be high enough to warrant an extensive health study, according to federal health officials. A “health consultation” report released last week by the Agency for Toxic Substances […]

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Acknowledgement to Great American A child who lived in an apartment building constructed in the 1970s was diagnosed with lead poisoning. The renovation of the building by a painting contractor allegedly caused unsafe conditions for the child. The parents of the child filed a bodily injury claim against the painting contractor. As part of the […]

Acknowledgement to Great American A housing stock transfer was undertaken between a Local Authority and a private management company involving approximately 7,000 residential units. A problem emerged when unusually high levels of lead, arsenic and zinc were discovered on surrounding properties. When tests were conducted, it became apparent that the residential units had been built […]