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March 15, 2024

Liability Coverage For Construction Claims May Turn On Narrow Factual Distinctions

Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/, March 14, 2024 By: Scott Thomas, Payne & Fears In a recent trial court decision, a Montana federal court reminds us how fragile insurance coverage can be for construction-related insurance claims. Specifically, this case illustrates how seemingly small factual nuances can make or break coverage. The case turned on the application of policy […]

March 15, 2024

Westminster retains outside lawyer to potentially sue companies that produced “forever chemicals”

Source: https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/, March 14, 2024 By: Monte Whaley The City of Westminster is hiring an outside counsel to potentially sue some of the country’s largest chemical companies for their use of deadly “forever chemicals” that are found nearly everywhere and can’t be erased from the environment Westminster councilors this week approved plans to hire the […]

March 15, 2024

Baton Rouge plant added to contamination cleanup list; high level of metals found in groundwater

Source: https://www.brproud.com/, March 13, 2024 By: Keymonte Avery The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has added a polluted site in Baton Rouge to its National Priorities List. In December 2023, the EPA listed the Exide Baton Rouge site as a proposed location to add to the National Priorities List. Exide Baton Rouge was a battery […]

March 14, 2024

Debate Heats Up as Tire Companies Argue Over Responsibility for Aquatic Pollution

Source: https://theubj.com/, March 13, 2024 By: Ella Bennet A group of prominent tire manufacturers are currently facing legal action regarding their contribution to environmental damage, specifically for using a chemical in their tire production process that is toxic to fish populations. The defendants in the lawsuit — which include Michelin, Goodyear, Bridgestone, and 10 other […]

March 14, 2024

What leads to public-private partnership project disputes, and how can you avoid them?

Source: https://www.asce.org/, March 12, 2024 Capital improvement projects can be prohibitively expensive. The government (or public sector) often looks for private investors to help pay for these projects that benefit the public. As of the most recent ASCE Report Card in 2021, the investment gap is nearly $2.59 trillion. This deficiency leads the government to […]

March 14, 2024

P3 Insurance: “There is a disconnect”

Source: https://www.partnershipsbulletin.com/, March 6, 2024 As with any industry, knowledge is power. The issues are also much deeper than the choppy financing waters we’re all swimming in – it’s down to awareness. As P3s have moved into the era of megaprojects and advanced delivery, many projects are “underinsured – some grossly underinsured – and are […]

March 13, 2024

Lawsuit alleges Calhoun, Georgia company has been contaminating water for years

Source: https://newschannel9.com/, March 13, 2024 A federal lawsuit alleges that the city of Calhoun, Georgia allowed a company to discharge forever chemicals known as PFAS into the Coosawattee River watershed. As a result, the lawsuit says this has contaminated Gordon County’s drinking water. Read more.

March 12, 2024

US Government Seeks Immunity From 27 Lawsuits Related to PFAS Contamination

Source: https://truthout.org/, March 12, 2024 By: Zoya Teirstein The United States government said it is immune to 27 lawsuits filed by local and state governments, businesses, and property owners over the military’s role in contaminating the country with deadly PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals.” The lawsuits are a small fraction of the thousands of cases […]

March 12, 2024

Surfside Tower Garage, Pool Deck Had Faulty Support Columns, Prelim Report Shows

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, March 12, 2024 Federal investigators determining why a Florida condominium tower partially collapsed three years ago, killing 98 people, said Thursday there were many faulty support columns in the tenant garage that ran below it and the adjoining pool deck. Read more.

March 8, 2024

Workers raised concerns before Boise hangar collapse

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, March 8, 2024 By: Zachary Phillips At least two people employed by Big D Builders told the police that they had voiced concerns to the project’s supervisor, and a supervisor for Boise-based Inland Crane, which was working on the project, said he told Durrant the beams “did not look right,” the Idaho Statesman […]

March 7, 2024

5 Trends To Watch: 2024 Florida Environmental Issues

Source: https://www.mondaq.com/, March 4, 2024 By: Kerri L. Barsh, Greenberg Traurig, LLP Uptick in Redevelopment of Contaminated Sites – This trend is evident both for impacted sites in general and for those formally in the state of Florida’s (EPA) Brownfields Program, which provides economic and regulatory incentives to encourage voluntary cleanup and redevelopment of commercial and […]

March 1, 2024

Lawsuit accuses Kleenex maker Kimberly-Clark of polluting a town with PFAS chemicals

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/, March 1, 2024 Kimberly-Clark has been hit with a proposed class action filed by Connecticut residents living near a facility where it makes Kleenex accusing the consumer goods company of contaminating their properties and drinking water with toxic “forever chemicals.” The lawsuit filed in Connecticut federal court on Wednesday alleges the company has used […]

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