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Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
New Jersey Federal Court Issues Case Management Order in Superstorm Sandy Flood Cases
By Shane Smith
Due to the hundreds of pending civil cases arising out of flood claims from Superstorm Sandy, on March 6, 2014, the U.S. District Court in New Jersey invited members of…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
The Time to Hesitate is Through – Superstorm Sandy Proofs of Loss are Due April 28, 2014
In the immortal words of Jim Morrison, “The time to hesitate is through. No time to wallow in the mire.”1 In case anyone else was wondering (because I was), a…
Property Insurance Coverage Insights
Extra-contractual Claims Dismissed In Hurricane Sandy Cases: Two Eastern District of New York Judges Issue Decisions Sua Sponte
In a series of recent sua sponte decisions in six Superstorm Sandy cases, Judges Seybert and Feuerstein dismissed extra contractual claims and dismissed all but the first named plaintiffs’ claims…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
“Puttin on the Ritz” – Builder’s Risk Claim Denial
By Shane Smith
If you're blue and you don't know where to go to Why don't you go where fashion sits, Puttin' on the Ritz. Different types who wear a daycoat, pants with…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Case Remanded for Application of Efficient Proximate Cause Doctrine
The Florida Court of Appeals remanded the case after the insured was awarded an $8 million dollar judgment against its property insurer for hurricane and other damage to a…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
The Nuts and Bolts of Louisiana Statute of Limitations on Property Insurance Claims
By Adam Fischer
Continuing with my nuts and bolts series on the statute of limitations, I’ve selected the boot of the Gulf Coast states, Louisiana. Louisiana has been hit hard in past years…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
New York Statute of Limitations Can Be Contractually Shortened to as Little as One Year From Date Of Loss
By Shaun Marker
As the one year anniversary for Sandy is rapidly approaching (it will be in approximately two weeks), I wanted to remind those with Hurricane Sandy claims that New York allows…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Duty to Defend Claims Related to Hurricane Damage Despite Property Damage Exclusion
The District Court determined there was a duty to defend directors under a Not for Profit Organizations insurance policy in one of three lawsuits filed against the insureds. Landing Council…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Boardwalk Fire Caused by Hurricance Sandy Damage
In what should come as little surprise to those who have been following the news of New Jersey’s efforts to recover from Hurricane Sandy, it has been announced that the…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
“Pigs Can Fly and Hell Has Frozen Over” – Policyholder Sues To Give Back Money
By Chip Merlin
When a federal judge analyzes an insurance dispute and states that "pigs can fly and hell has frozen over," I pay attention. In Brooks v. Foglio,1 the Honorable Joseph Eron…