Hurricane Sandy, Natural Disasters

Flooded: Court Finds “Named Windstorm” Coverage, and Not Flood Sublimit, Applies to Superstorm Sandy Water Damage Claim

Carlton Fields on 2/28/2020

When the National Weather Service names a storm heading in your direction, you know to expect wind and water. This can create a quandary for property insurers. Is water damage from a named windstorm caused by the flood or the...more

New York Appellate Court Affirms Denial of Discovery Into Other Hurricane Sandy Claims

Carlton Fields on 1/24/2020

In Knickerbocker Village Inc. v. Lexington Insurance Co., New York’s Appellate Division, First Judicial Department, dictated a clear rule for single-insured cases regarding the discovery of an insurer’s treatment of insurance...more

The Southern District Finds Unambiguous Policy Language Controls NYU’s Superstorm Sandy Claim

Robinson+Cole Property Insurance Coverage... on 3/29/2019

The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York recently granted an insurer’s motion for summary judgment in a case arising from Superstorm Sandy based on unambiguous policy language providing a...more

District of New Jersey Applies Anti-Concurrent Causation Provision to Superstorm Sandy Claim

Robinson+Cole Property Insurance Coverage... on 3/28/2019

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, LLC v. Lexington...more

Natural Disaster Forces Critical Decisions For Municipalities And Residents

Harris Beach PLLC on 1/11/2019

Last year, we wrote a post to mark the sixth anniversary of “Superstorm Sandy,” a Category 1 storm that made landfall in October 2012. We also shared a preview of this year’s series of posts on extreme weather, and its impact...more

Opening The Pandora’s Box Of Flood Policies, Or How Filing Suit Against Flood Insurers Can Effectively Reduce The Suit Limitations...

Carlton Fields on 2/19/2018

When is an insurer’s “Rejection of Proof of Loss” letter for flood insurance damage, which states on its face that it “is not a denial of your claim,” nevertheless a written denial of claim? According to the Third Circuit in...more

$16 Billion Debt Cancellation Gives Breathing Space for National Flood Insurance Program

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 10/31/2017

The Senate’s vote Tuesday to forgive $16 billion in debt owed by the National Flood Insurance Program gives a much-needed boost for NFIP as it faces large payouts from recent hurricanes. Packaged with other disaster aid...more

Flood Exclusion Unambiguously Excludes Coverage For $49.5M In Hurricane Sandy Losses Caused By Storm Surge

Cozen O'Connor on 10/10/2017

Cozen O’Connor attorneys Thomas McKay III, Richard Mackowsky, Charles Jesuit, and Melissa Brill recently secured summary judgment from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York in favor of Great...more

The Dance of the Cyclones

Zelle LLP on 8/8/2017

On August 7, 2017, powerful Typhoon Noru made landfall in Japan, lashing the island nation with heavy rainfall and maximum sustained winds near 75 mph. While the dangers associated with Noru ought not to be underestimated,...more

New Jersey Appellate Division Applies Anti-Concurrent Causation Clause to Bar Combined Flood/Sewer Backup Claim

Robinson+Cole Property Insurance Coverage... on 3/3/2017

Frequent readers of the blog will appreciate that disputes involving the application of anti-concurrent causation language in the context of claims for flood or water damage have appeared with some frequency in recent years....more

Hurricane Sandy, Flood, and Sewer Backup: New Jersey Federal Court Confirms Anti-Concurrent Causation Bars Insured’s Claim

Robinson+Cole Property Insurance Coverage... on 12/5/2016

As we have written about before on this blog, the water damage caused by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012 gave rise to important questions concerning the applicability of so-called “anti-concurrent causation” clauses. Such was...more

Title Bout: Second Circuit Limits Parties’ Control Over Construction Of Policies

Pullman & Comley, LLC on 11/18/2016

Like other contracts, insurance policies are divided into parts, and most of the parts appear under headings or captions. A separate contract term (known as a “titles clause” or a “headings clause”) sometimes specifies that...more

Postdiluvian Perils: Second Circuit Weighs Coverage For Losses Suffered After The Waters Recede

Carlton Fields on 9/26/2016

As this blog has reported, exclusions and limits for flood coverage have generally held up against the tide of claims arising from Superstorm Sandy. Now that the water is gone, however, new losses have been discovered, and...more

Ambiguity And Ensuing Loss: The Second Circuit Affirms The Southern District Of New York’s Holdings In a $675 Million Superstorm...

Robinson+Cole Property Insurance Coverage... on 9/8/2016

In National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. Aspen Specialty Ins. Co., 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 16074 (2d. Cir. Aug. 31, 2016), Amtrak sought the entire $675 million of available coverage from a number of its insurers for damages...more

A State Law Wolf in Federal Common Law Clothing: The Third Circuit Rejects Insured’s Attempt to Expand Causes of Action Under the...

Robinson+Cole Property Insurance Coverage... on 8/2/2016

Courts across the country (and particularly since Super Storm Sandy in 2012) have consistently held that, in litigation involving a dispute concerning the investigation, adjustment, or payment of a flood claim under the...more

New Jersey Federal Court Confirms Application of Anti-Concurrent Causation Language in Hurricane Sandy Lawsuit

Robinson+Cole Property Insurance Coverage... on 5/19/2016

Readers of this blog may note that we have previously discussed the topic of anti-concurrent causation clauses in various jurisdictions around the country. As a quick reminder, an anti-concurrent causation clause is that...more

A Unilateral Scrivener’s Error Can Reflect a Mutual Mistake Requiring Policy Reformation (or, Don’t Expect $20 Million in...

Carlton Fields on 10/31/2014

October 29 marked the second anniversary of Superstorm Sandy’s assault on New York and New Jersey. Although the insurance litigation arising from this storm is just beginning, we have already seen a number of decisions out...more

Hurricane Sandy › Natural Disasters

Flooded: Court Finds “Named Windstorm” Coverage, and Not Flood Sublimit, Applies to Superstorm Sandy Water Damage Claim

New York Appellate Court Affirms Denial of Discovery Into Other Hurricane Sandy Claims

The Southern District Finds Unambiguous Policy Language Controls NYU’s Superstorm Sandy Claim

District of New Jersey Applies Anti-Concurrent Causation Provision to Superstorm Sandy Claim

Natural Disaster Forces Critical Decisions For Municipalities And Residents

Opening The Pandora’s Box Of Flood Policies, Or How Filing Suit Against Flood Insurers Can Effectively Reduce The Suit Limitations...

$16 Billion Debt Cancellation Gives Breathing Space for National Flood Insurance Program

Flood Exclusion Unambiguously Excludes Coverage For $49.5M In Hurricane Sandy Losses Caused By Storm Surge

The Dance of the Cyclones

New Jersey Appellate Division Applies Anti-Concurrent Causation Clause to Bar Combined Flood/Sewer Backup Claim

Hurricane Sandy, Flood, and Sewer Backup: New Jersey Federal Court Confirms Anti-Concurrent Causation Bars Insured’s Claim

Title Bout: Second Circuit Limits Parties’ Control Over Construction Of Policies

Postdiluvian Perils: Second Circuit Weighs Coverage For Losses Suffered After The Waters Recede

Ambiguity And Ensuing Loss: The Second Circuit Affirms The Southern District Of New York’s Holdings In a $675 Million Superstorm...

A State Law Wolf in Federal Common Law Clothing: The Third Circuit Rejects Insured’s Attempt to Expand Causes of Action Under the...

New Jersey Federal Court Confirms Application of Anti-Concurrent Causation Language in Hurricane Sandy Lawsuit

A Unilateral Scrivener’s Error Can Reflect a Mutual Mistake Requiring Policy Reformation (or, Don’t Expect $20 Million in...

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New York State Court Allows Policyholder to Pay Minimum Deductible for Flood Loss

Insurance Recovery Law -- Dec 11, 2013

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HUD Announces Additional $5 Billion in Recovery Funds for Communities Affected by Hurricane Sandy

Hurricanes, Tornadoes & Wages: How Does Employee Pay Work during a Natural Disaster?

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Hurricane Sandy › Natural Disasters

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