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Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
PSE&G Files Suit Against Insurers for Hurricane Sandy Losses
If you are facing litigation with your insurance carrier over Hurricane Sandy damage, you are not alone. Public Service Enterprise Group, the parent company of PSE&G – the largest utility…
New Jersey Law Blog
“Raised” New Jersey Home, Damaged by Sandy Flooding, Collapses
As many New Jersey residents decide whether to modify their existing homes in coastal areas, damaged by Sandy, identifying and retaining qualified, licensed contractors to "raise" existing structures is a…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Misleading Insurance Statistics Regarding Hurricane Sandy
For a few months now, the insurance industry has been touting the alleged statistic that 95-96% of New Jersey insurance claims from Hurricane Sandy have been closed. I have had…
BeLabor the Point
Uggh – Humidity, Heat and Hurricanes
It is that time of year again and time for the obligatory “get ready for hurricane season” blog posting. Fortunately, it has been a while since we had to run…
Florida Insurance Claims Law Blog
Hurricane Myths vs. Reality
Recently, the Sun Sentinel newspaper wote an article regarding some of the urban legends, myths and not-quite-accurate beliefs some people have about hurricanes. Although on initial blush such information may seem like…
Property Insurance Coverage Insights
Insured Fails To Rebut Presumption Of Prejudice: Florida Federal Court Grants Summary Judgment To Insurer On Late Notice Wilma Claim
As we have indicated in prior blog posts on the Soronson, Slominski, and 1500 Coral Towers cases, late notice issues have been cropping up consistently in Florida in the context…
TortsProf Blog
Condo/Co-Op Liability Following Hurricane Sandy
The New York Law Journal has an interesting story about negligence suits filed against Condo and Co-Op Associations following Hurricane Sandy.Thanks to Lisa Smith-Butler for the alert.- SBS
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Superstorm Sandy Wind Speed Rises
By Chip Merlin
The estimated wind speeds from Superstorm Sandy are rising. Perhaps Sandy really was Hurricane Sandy and not Superstorm Sandy. The Bureau of Seaside Park Office of Emergency Management made the…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Basics of Concurrent Causation in New Jersey
With all of the claims arising from Hurricane Sandy, the issue of what damage is covered under an insurance policy is extremely important to most people. As with most hurricanes,…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Business Interruption Claim Denials After Hurricane Sandy Abound in New York City
What’s more disheartening than seeing your business destroyed by an unexpected catastrophe? – Being informed that your insurance company will not pay a dime. Business owners in the City are…