Judge Allows Fraud, NJFCA Claims To Proceed In Suit Challenging Insurer’s Practices

Mealey's (June 30, 2020, 1:44 PM EDT) -- CAMDEN, N.J. — A federal judge in New Jersey on June 24 denied an insurer’s motion to dismiss an insured’s claims for common-law fraud and violation of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act (NJFCA), also denying the insured’s motion to amend his complaint to add a claim under the New Jersey’s Commercial Insurance Deregulation Act (Ira Trocki, et al. v. Penn National Mutual Casualty Insurance Company, Inc., No. 19-13638, D. N.J., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 111150)....