Insured Challenges 1-Year Statute Of Limitations In Superstorm Sandy Dispute

Mealey's (October 10, 2017, 12:56 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — An insured has asked the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to reverse a lower court’s finding that a federal flood insurer's letter rejecting its insured's proof of loss for Superstorm Sandy damage constituted a written denial of the claim and, therefore, triggered a Standard Flood Insurance Policy's (SFIP) one-year statute of limitations to bring a lawsuit (Anthony Migliaro v. Fidelity National Indemnity Ins. Co., No. 17-1434, 3rd Cir.)....