Topic
Super Storm Sandy
59 published works
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Legal Malpractice Cases Remaining From Superstorm Sandy
Plaintiffs in 286 Corbin Owners Corp. v Berger, 2022 NY Slip Op., 30018(U) January 3, 2022 Supreme Court, Kings County et Number: Index No. 513265/2020 Judge: Wavny Toussaint suffered storm…
Connecting Justice Communities
Almost 10 Years After Superstorm Sandy, New York is Now Recovering from Another Major Disaster
Superstorm Sandy was the deadliest hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane season, causing $70 Billion in damage and 233 fatalities over the span of eight countries from the Caribbean to…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Appraisal Appropriate Despite Pending Coverage Issues
The court granted the insured's motion for partial summary judgment, allowing an appraisal to go forward even with outstanding coverage issues in dispute. DC Plastic Products Corp. v.…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Unclear Sublimits Inapplicable to Superstorm Sandy Damage
The Supreme Court of New Jersey found the policies' sublimits were not applicable to reduce coverage for property damage caused by Superstorm Sandy. N.J. Transit Corp. v. Certain…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Reflections on Superstorm Sandy Along the Jersey Shore Almost Seven Years After the Catastrophe
By Chip Merlin
Larry Bathgate was my co-counsel on 23 municipal insurance claims Following Superstorm Sandy and countless commercial and residential claims as well. We spoke on Friday evening and Saturday morning about…
Property Insurance Coverage Insights
District of New Jersey Applies Anti-Concurrent Causation Provision to Superstorm Sandy Claim
By Kevin Daly
In a recent decision arising out of Superstorm Sandy, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey confirmed the enforceability of anti-concurrent causation provisions. Zero Barnegat Bay,…
A Lawyer's Blog
A SANDY ISSUE – COVERAGE UNDER INSURANCE
6 1/2 years after Superstorm Sandy and litigations still exist; in this matter, a new trial was ordered.Greenberg v Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exch., 2019 NY Slip Op 01202, Decided on…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
The Insurance Broker and Negligent Misrepresentation
Superstorm Sandy caused a lot of damage, and exposed quite a few problems. These latent problems only came to light as the water receded. Glazier Group, Inc. v Nova Cas. Co. 2018…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Supermarket Damaged in Superstorm Sandy Survives Motion for Summary Judgment
On March 28, 2017, a New Jersey federal district court found an insured’s evidence supporting their property damage coverage claim was sufficient to survive the insurer’s motion for summary judgment.1…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Engineer Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Superstorm Sandy Reports
On January 10, 2017, Matthew Pappalardo, former director of HiRise Engineering of Uniondale, New York, pled guilty to the unauthorized practice of engineering as a result of fraudulently changed engineering…