There are a multitude of American businesses that produce some type of pollutant throughout the course of daily business operations. A business can be held liable for some very costly damages when these byproducts pollute another property or harm ano...
Air, water, and soil pollution pose a serious financial threat for contractors. One small misstep can require thousands - or even millions - to clean up.
Consider these scenarios:
Remodeling a school kicks up dust.
Using construction mat...
An interesting claim case occurred at a day care center. An employee misapplied ammonia when cleaning a toilet seat causing rashes on several children.
The company reserved their rights on the claim based on the environmental exclusion in the ge...
Many types of businesses expose employees to damaging levels of noise pollution while they are at work. Surprisingly, many of the noises that cause hearing loss are not the loud uncomfortable ones that most people think of. Instead, they fall into th...
Pollution and environmental exposure risks on site and during transfer and disposal, such as toxic mold, the disposal of contaminated soil, and broken pipelines releasing toxic materials, are major construction concerns. When such incidents happen, a...