May 3, 2013
Twenty-five gas stations have settled price-gouging claims made against them immediately after Superstorm Sandy hit New York, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Thursday. The stations settled for a total of $167,850 and investigations are pending against dozens of others, …
May 3, 2013
New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Ken Kobylowski said on May 1 that New Jersey residents with unresolved non-flood insurance claims related to Superstorm Sandy can have their cases mediated through the American Arbitration Association (AAA). Application forms …
May 1, 2013
Superstorm Sandy, a hybrid of a hurricane and two cold-weather systems, struck six months ago on Oct. 29, concentrating most of its fury on New Jersey, New York and Connecticut and becoming one of the most expensive storms in history. …
April 28, 2013
It’s been six months since Superstorm Sandy made its landfall on the coast of New Jersey and became one of the costliest storms ever recorded in the U.S. Many businesses in the region are still recovering from the effects of …
April 25, 2013
The Connecticut State Bond Commission is expected to approve funding for repairs and improvements to Connecticut recreation and maintenance facilities damaged by Superstorm Sandy. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Tuesday the commission, which he chairs, will vote Friday on $1.7 …
April 25, 2013
Having gotten only so far with “friendly persuasion,” the Jersey shore community that was hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy is ready to take out the stick. Mantoloking is preparing to use eminent domain to take control of small strips of …
April 24, 2013
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says that he expects federally funded grants for New Jersey business owners hit by Superstorm Sandy may arrive soon. But he says homeowners may have to wait until July to see their grants because of …
April 23, 2013
More than 500 BMWs, Cadillacs, Toyotas and other vehicles damaged and towed during Superstorm Sandy remain unclaimed and will be auctioned off next month, New York City officials said. The city is working with auction house David R. Maltz in …
April 22, 2013
Insurance regulators in New Jersey and New York — the two states hardest-hit by Superstorm Sandy — report that insurers have settled 93 percent of the claims they received in the wake of Sandy, according to the Insurance Information Institute.More …
April 18, 2013
Two gas stations in New Jersey will pay a combined $46,000 to settle claims they gouged gas prices following Superstorm Sandy. The state attorney general’s office and the division of consumer affairs announced the settlement Wednesday with the stations in …