Monthly Archives: <span>September 2009</span>

Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Georgia’s Cobb County

A disaster recovery center operated by the state of Georgia and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) opened today in Cobb County for those affected earlier this week by severe storms and flooding. The center is located at The Threadmill, …

Montana Commissioner Stumps Against Fraud

Promises of high profits, low risks, and guaranteed returns may sound too good to resist to cash-strapped investors in a recovering economy, but Montanans struggling to avoid getting scammed don’t have to go it alone. Montana Commissioner of Securities and …

New Jersey Fire Damages 10 School Buses

Officials are trying to determine what sparked a fire that damaged 10 school buses in northern New Jersey on Wednesday. The First Student bus company in Englewood says the blaze destroyed 3 buses. Officials says there were enough standby buses …

California Wildfire Evacuees Urged to File Living Expenses

California Department of Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner reminded residents who have been evacuated due to the Guiberson Fire (Ventura County) that they may be eligible for reimbursement for additional living expenses due to mandatory evacuations. Poizner also encouraged all Californians …

NFL Star Brady Declines Comment on $1M Lawsuit

New England Patriots star Quarterback Tom Brady isn’t commenting about a lawsuit against him and his Brazilian supermodel wife Gisele Bundchen. Two photographers sued Brady and Bundchen for $1 million on Tuesday, saying they were shot at during a post-wedding …

New Jersey Fire Chiefs Settle Bias Lawsuit for $1.5M

one current and one retired deputy fire chief in Camden, New Jersey are to receive $1.15 million to settle a racial bias lawsuit. Gregg Zeff, a lawyer for the two men, says the settlement also calls for fire officials to …

Disgruntled Customer Sues Bank of America for ‘$1,784 Billion, Trillion’

Dalton Chiscolm is unhappy about Bank of America’s customer service — really, really unhappy. Chiscolm in August sued the largest U.S. bank and its board, demanding that “1,784 billion, trillion dollars” be deposited into his account the next day. He …

AAA Survey: 1 Out of 5 Drivers Admits to Texting

Nearly one out of five U.S. drivers surveyed has read or sent a text message while behind the wheel, even though nearly all of the respondents in an AAA survey released on Friday considered such action unacceptable. “The new technologies …

Obama’s Pick of Industry Lobbyist for Trucking Safety Agency Draws Fire

President Barack Obama’s nomination of a trucking industry lobbyist to head the agency that regulates the industry drew fire Wednesday from senators and safety advocates. Anne Ferro, the president and CEO of the Maryland Motor Truck Association for the past …

North Carolina Airline Hit with Bias Suit After CEOs’ Arrest

A struggling North Carolina charter airline company faces a federal discrimination lawsuit a day after its CEO was arrested and charged with failing to make payments on his employees’ group health insurance. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said it …