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April 27, 2011

AG Lautenschlager: Announces Settlement with Three Companies Over Environmental Violations at Oconomowoc Real Estate Development

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 […]

April 27, 2011

Protecting against toxic mold lawsuits

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 […]

April 27, 2011

Tenants say mold problems persist at Winterport apartment complex

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 […]

March 31, 2011

Palm Harbor, Champion Look To Settle Hurricane Housing Lawsuit

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 […]

March 3, 2011

Environmental cleanup begins at public housing in Huntsville

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 […]

February 24, 2011

$4.3M mold verdict buried in litigation

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 […]

February 23, 2011

Chinese Drywall Case Moves Forward, Could Test Pollution Exclusion

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 […]

December 20, 2010

El Dorado Hills asbestos levels don’t warrant full-scale study, U.S. report says

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 […]

December 10, 2010

EPA Cleaning Up Land for New Home Development

Read here about how the EPA is cleaning up land that will become a new home development.

September 21, 2010

Child Diagnosed With Lead Poisoning

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 […]

September 3, 2010

Lead, Arsenic and Zinc Found in Residential Units

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 […]

September 3, 2010

Illegally Dumped Metals Cause Contamination

Acknowledgement to Great American A dental practice operating within a large commercial/ residential condo building illegally dumped metals, including mercury, down various drains within their rented office unit for several years. The dumping was discovered during a routine state inspection and an environmental assessment company was hired by the building owner to assess the extent […]

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