Daily Archives: April 20, 2012 - 3 results

For decades, marijuana advocates have argued that pot has a significantly different effect on driving ability than alcohol. But if you take the word of one auto insurance company, stoned is actually the safest way to drive. 4AutoinsuranceQuote.org is making that case based on years’ worth of scientific studies, including some from the US National Highway Transportation Safety Administration that found motorists under the influence of marijuana tended to drive slower and have accident responsibility rates lower than those of …

Neighbors win $2.3 million for smelly garbage dump A jury awarded several South Carolina residents $2.3 million for having to put up with a  huge landfill in their neighborhood. Most of the award – $1.8 million – was meant to punish the company. Six residents of Bishopville, S.C. sued waste management company Lee County Landfill, a division of Republic Services, for harm and nuisance caused by the noxious odors emanating from the garbage dump. Republic Services is worth more than …

Imagine saving all your life to buy your dream house in the country, only to find the walls and beams were rotted out with mold, costing hundreds of thousands of dollars in repairs. That was the nightmare scenario facing a couple in Minneapolis, who earlier this month finally resolved two years of litigation with an award of $732,250 upheld against the seller of the house. Llama farm sold for $4.1 million Seller filed disclosure claiming no mold or water damage …