Published: August 20, 2010
Tags: 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, Effluent Limitation Guidelines, EPA, Justice Department, lawsuit, NAHB, National Association of Home Builders, Neenah, runoff, Sweetwood Builders, turbidity, WBA, Wisconsin Builders Association
By Marie Rohde
The Environmental Protection Agency is withdrawing from its storm water management rule a requirement builders say would have added $10 billion a year to construction costs in the U.S.
“This is a significant victory,” said Patrick Stevens, general counsel for the Wisconsin Builders Association. “In essence, the EPA agreed that it did not do [...]
Published: August 6, 2010
Tags: attorney general, County Highway PP, Department of Justice, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, lawsuit, Lunda Construction, Plymouth, wastewater, water pollution
Comments: 2
Lunda Construction Co. of Black River Falls Friday agreed to pay $100,000 in forfeitures because of water pollution violations stemming from a 2008 construction incident.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice brought six charges against Lunda relating to the company’s work on a sanitary sewer lift station near County Highway PP in the city of Plymouth.
Lunda’s discharge [...]
Published: July 21, 2010
Tags: asbestos, blame, brakes, FMC Corp., general contractor, H&H Industries, lawsuit, liability, negligent, subcontractor, Supreme Court
Comments: 1
By Denise Lockwood
Special to The Daily Reporter
A state Supreme Court ruling that absolved a Milwaukee brake maker of liability in the death of an independent contractor could muddy the legal waters industry wide, legal professionals warn.
The court ruled this week that FMC Corp. was not negligent in the death of Walter Tatera, a former [...]
Published: July 12, 2010
Tags: builder, clause, Degnan Design Builders, Environmental Protection Agency, lawsuit, lead paint, lead renovation, National Association of Home Builders, opt out, regulations, remodel, rules
By Scott Carlson
Special to The Daily Reporter
Wisconsin home remodelers and builders are watching closely a national lawsuit over federal lead paint regulations.
The outcome of the battle between the National Association of Home Builders and the Environmental Protection Agency could spur changes in Wisconsin’s lead paint rules.
The NAHB reported it is suing the EPA for removing [...]
Published: July 7, 2010
Tags: Barron County, Department of Transportation, lawsuit, Mattison, WisDOT
Madison (AP) — A northwestern Wisconsin county has agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by its former highway commissioner.
Barron County and its insurer will pay $130,000 to Brian Mattison for damages, and $45,000 to cover his attorneys fees and costs under the settlement, which averts a trial set for this month.
The county [...]
Published: July 6, 2010
Tags: Alliant Energy, Citizens' Utility Board, CUB, electric, lawsuit, PSC, Public Service Commission, Wisconsin Power & Light, WPL
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A utility consumers group has filed a lawsuit against state regulators challenging a June decision to permit Wisconsin Power & Light to give industrial customers discounts on electric rates.
The Citizens Utility Board complains the discounts could drive up rates for residential customers to make up the difference.
Officials at the Public Service [...]
Published: July 2, 2010
Tags: Dodgeville, Glen Hocking, lawsuit, runoff, Wisconsin Alliance of Cities, Wisconsin Supreme Court
Paul Snyder
paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com
A Dodgeville homeowner waited too long to sue the city for approving a subdivision that caused water damage to his property, according to a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling.
The court on Friday upheld an appellate court ruling that Glen Hocking’s 14-year delay between the 1992 development and his 2006 lawsuit violated the state’s 10-year statute [...]
Published: June 30, 2010
Tags: American Sewer Services, bidder, contract, Joe Davis, lawsuit, local preference, Milwaukee County Circuit Court, MJ Construction, Pocan, sewer contractors, United Sewer and Water
By Caley Clinton
Two sewer contractors lost appeals Wednesday to overturn a project award based on Milwaukee’s local preference law.
American Sewer Services Inc., Rubicon, and United Sewer & Water Inc., Menomonee Falls, filed appeals last week protesting the Milwaukee Public Works Department’s decision to award MJ Construction Inc. a bid for sanitary and storm sewer work [...]
Published: June 28, 2010
Tags: American Sewer Services, bidder, contract, lawsuit, local preference, Milwaukee County Circuit Court, Pocan, sewer contractors, United Sewer and Water
By Caley Clinton
Sewer contractors opposing Milwaukee’s local-bidder preference lost Monday in a challenge of the law.
Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge William Pocan ruled the city of Milwaukee does not have to analyze the construction market to determine if contractors are making an unreasonable profit under the local-bidder preference law.
According to Pocan’s ruling, requiring such a [...]
Published: June 22, 2010
Tags: development, District III Court of Appeals, impact fee, lawsuit, Mathie, Metropolitan Builders Association, Munkittrick, Oak Grove, St. Croix Valley Home Builders Association
By Paul Snyder
A Wisconsin appeals court struck down a builders association‘s challenge to a $3,190 fee the town of Oak Grove charges developers for new projects.
In a decision filed Tuesday, the District 3 Court of Appeals ruled the St. Croix Valley Home Builders Association improperly challenged Oak Grove’s ordinance because the association did not first [...]
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