Monthly Archives: <span>August 2011</span>

Pennsylvania Family Settles Gas Drilling Claim

A western Pennsylvania family has settled its lawsuit over claims its drinking water was polluted and home value wiped out by natural gas drilling on neighboring properties. Stephanie and Chris Hallowich settled their lawsuit Tuesday against a trio of companies …

U. of South Alabama Sued Over Football Program Firing

A former employee of the University of South Alabama football program has accused the school in a federal lawsuit of firing him on trumped-up sexual harassment violations. The suit by Barrett Parker names the university and strength coach Justin Schwind. …

Is ‘Old’ East Coast Prepared For a Powerful Earthquake?

There was a crack in the Washington Monument, and capstones were broken at the National Cathedral. In the District of Columbia suburbs, some people stayed in shelters because of structural concerns at their apartment buildings. A day after the East …

Why Thieves Prefer Cadillac Escalade

The Cadillac Escalade, a top pick of the rich and famous ranging from Hollywood celebrities to Wall Street executives, is also the favorite choice of thieves. The luxury SUV, which starts at more than $63,000, is the most likely vehicle …

Top 10 Most, Least Stolen Vehicles and Loss Payments

The Cadillac Escalade luxury SUV is the vehicle most likely to be targeted by thieves, according to the Highway Loss Data Institute, an insurance-funded group. Here are the vehicles most and least likely to be targets, and the average loss …

Costco ‘Slurpee Slip and Fall’ Suit Stays in New York

A 74-year-old woman who said she was injured after falling in a Costco store in Florida beat back the retailer’s effort to move the case to that state because it was too much trouble to defend itself in New York. …

Northeast Likely to Suffer Significant Damage from Irene

Hurricane Irene is likely to cause more insured losses in the Bahamas than 1999’s devastating Hurricane Floyd, catastrophe modeler AIR Worldwide said Thursday, even as the storm increasingly tracks toward a weekend landfall in the greater New York City area. …

Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Shores Up Bank of America with $5 Billion

Warren Buffett will invest $5 billion in Bank of America Corp., stepping in to shore up the largest U.S. bank in the same way he helped prop up Goldman Sachs and General Electric during the financial crisis. Bank of America …

New York Coastal Residents Urged to Move Out of Irene’s Way

New Yorkers living in low-lying areas should think about moving out Friday before Hurricane Irene hits the city of 8.4 million people, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Thursday. The mass transit system might have to be shut down on Saturday, …

East Coast Cities, Resorts Prepare for Irene

North Carolina braced Friday for a direct hit from Hurricane Irene, cities along the U.S. east coast were on alert and millions of beach goers cut short vacations to escape the powerful storm. With more than 50 million people potentially …