High water levels are still posing a threat in South Carolina, and the situation is expected to worsen, according to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide.
While much of the torrential rainfall has been centered in the Carolinas, coastal communities as far as New Jersey are feeling the effects of unrelenting rainfall.
Most of the lawsuits have been brought on behalf of consumers alleging they were duped into paying premium prices for clean diesel vehicles that exceeded U.S. regulatory standards.