Pollution or Contamination : Property Coverage

Pollution or Contamination

Appellate Decision Increases Real Estate Environmental Liability Exposure in Georgia
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

The Georgia Court of Appeals, in the case of Hammond v. City of Warner Robins, recently issued an environmental liability opinion that needs to be considered seriously by all purchasers, sellers, owners and managers of, as well as lenders to, real estate in Georgia.
Reducing the Risk: Environmental Insurance Becoming Standard Practice
Tricia A. Haught of Day Pitney LLP

If previously unknown contamination is discovered on a brownfield site, cleanup costs not covered.
Contamination Is Not Pollution
Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass

In August, the Superior Court of Massachusetts, in an act of linguistic legerdemain, held that contamination of a b.