Mealey's (January 10, 2022, 11:09 AM EST) -- NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey federal judge on Dec. 22 granted an insurer’s motion to dismiss a homeowner’s claims for bad faith, breach of fiduciary duty, violation of New Jersey’s Consumer Fraud Act (CFA) and requests for punitive damages and attorney fees arising from a water damage coverage dispute, finding that the insured failed to provide sufficient facts supporting those claims and that punitive damages and attorney fees are not recoverable in the remaining breach of contract action....