Source: https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com/ Workers in a municipal building, located near a solvent recycler, started to notice a suspicious odor. After investigation, it was determined that the vapors were caused by solvent contaminated groundwater underneath the recycling facility as a result of improper historical practices of storage disposal. The workers claimed the solvent vapors were both fire […]

Source: https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com/ A manufacturing company performed routine drum washing operations. Over time, solvent laced wash water migrated through cracks in the concrete and into the subsurface soils and groundwater. The plume of solvents traveled off site and contaminated a nearby municipal water supply well. Costly remedial technology had to be implemented to provide safe drinking […]

Source: https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com/ A city was involved in investigating and incurring defense costs over the past decade from a superfund site which was listed on the National Priorities List (NPL) – the priority list of hazardous waste sites in the United States eligible for long-term remedial investigation and action. An airport, a quasi-public entity, located within […]

Source: https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com/ The insured was a state turnpike commission. The turnpike was undergoing a highway expansion project and throughout the course of the project rainwater runoff diverted to property owners, allegedly causing sediment and debris to damage to natural spring water. In addition, the pumping of fly ash and grout into abandoned coal mines to […]

Source: https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com/ A city was directed by the Regional Quality Water Board to detect the source and extent of Perchloroethylene (PCE) and Trichloroethylene (TCE) contamination in sewer piping which was detected under several major roadways. The city conducted a costly environmental site investigation and provided a report to the Water Board about a likely historic […]

Source: https://www.jsonline.com/, November 1, 2023 By: Laura Schulte Town of Campbell residents filed a lawsuit against the neighboring City of La Crosse, seeking money not only for property damages caused by “forever chemicals” in private wells, but for a medical study on health impacts to residents of the community. In the suit, Campbell residents who […]

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/, July 14, 2023 Residents of an island polluted with PFAS chemicals have filed claims demanding more than $40 million from a western Wisconsin city they say is responsible for the contamination. Municipalities across Wisconsin are grappling with pollution from PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. The man-made chemicals are present in a range […]

Source: https://mississippitoday.org/, September 19, 2022 By: Geoff Pender A class-action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Jackson residents seeking unspecified damages and to order the city to remove lead contamination, fix supply issues and not charge residents for water until issues are resolved. The lawsuit, filed Friday, includes as defendants the City of Jackson, […]

Source: https://www.therepublic.com/, July 16, 2022 By: Andy East Camp Atterbury has confirmed that contractors have detected toxic “forever chemicals” linked to cancer, low birth weight and an array of other health problems in the groundwater on the training base near Edinburgh. The base, which is located in parts of Bartholomew, Brown and Johnson counties, joins […]

Source: https://www.kpbs.org/, May 11, 2022 The San Diego City Attorney’s Office filed suit Wednesday against more than 20 chemical companies for allegedly manufacturing toxic chemicals that have been detected in San Diego area water sources. The suit alleges the companies produced firefighting foams that contained per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances known as PFAS, which the City Attorney’s […]

Source: https://www.globenewswire.com/May 4, 2022 Middlesex Water Company (NASDAQ: MSEX) today impleaded 3M Company as a third-party defendant in a current class action lawsuit in the Superior Court of New Jersey (Vera v. Middlesex Water). Middlesex Water Company has taken this action in addition to a separate lawsuit Middlesex Water initiated against the 3M Company in the […]

Source: http://www.constructionrisk.com, August 2017 By: Kent Holland Where lead-based paint was ingested by a tenant’s child, the tenant sued her landlord for injuries allegedly sustained by the child. The landlord tendered the claim to its commercial general liability (CGL) insurer who, instead of defending the case, filed a declaratory judgment action seeking a determination that […]