Judge: Case Rests On The Insureds’ Filing Of Third Proof Of Loss, Demand Letter

Mealey's (November 7, 2018, 11:05 AM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana federal judge on Oct. 29 refused to dismiss insureds’ breach of contract lawsuit against the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the secretary of Homeland Security, finding that, presently, FEMA cannot contest that the insureds submitted a third proof of loss for their flood damage (Mark Roccaforte, et al. v.  National Flood Insurance Program, et al., No. 17-10589, E.D. La., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 185485)....