Magistrate Recommends Ruling In Insurers’ Favor In Fraud Suit Over Hurricane Damage

(December 7, 2018, 1:38 PM EST) -- CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A New York federal magistrate judge on Dec. 4 recommended granting motions for summary judgment filed by a homeowners insurer and a federal flood insurer in a lawsuit arising from Hurricane Irene damage, finding that the plaintiff had no insurable interest in the property at the time of the alleged loss (Richard John Hudecek v. Travelers Insurance Co., et al., No. 17-7160, E.D. N.Y., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 206435)....