| After Sandy, some dump homes, while others hunt for bargains Nov 20th 2012, 16:14 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - "Reduced for Quick Sale!" reads Mike Montalbano's Craigslist ad for the three-bedroom home he needs to sell before he can relocate for a new job. The drywall is new, as are the appliances. The only problem? Location. Montalbano's home is in Tom's River, New Jersey, which was pummeled by last month's Sandy megastorm. "A lot of people are scared to come back to the water," says Montalbano. "Back in the day, everybody wanted to come to the shore. Now it's a mess down here." Montalbano was lucky. ... |  | Meningitis victims try to freeze nearly $500 million in assets Nov 20th 2012, 13:48 BOSTON (Reuters) - A federal judge in Boston on Tuesday is expected to hear arguments on whether to freeze nearly $500 million in assets, including luxury homes, related to New England Compounding Center, the pharmacy linked to a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak. U.S. District Judge Dennis Saylor has ordered an expedited hearing to determine whether to freeze at least $461 million in assets belonging to NECC, its owners and two related companies, court records show. ... | | Volkswagen recalls 2,791 Beetle cars in North America for airbag issue Nov 20th 2012, 13:45  (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG is recalling 2,791 Beetle cars in North America because the airbag may deploy even if a child is secured in the front seat. The recall affects 2,471 Beetle cars in the United States and another 320 in Canada from model years 2012 and 2013, VW said. There were no reports of accidents or injuries. If the right front passenger seat in Beetles equipped with leather sport seats gets wet, the occupant control module may not properly detect the presence of a child restraint installed in the seat, according to documents filed with the U.S. ...
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