Hurricane Irene Claim For Additional Damage Is Untimely, Federal Judge Says

Mealey's (January 17, 2018, 1:48 PM EST) -- ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — A North Carolina federal judge on Jan. 11 found that insureds’ claim for additional damage was made well beyond the Federal Emergency Management Agency deadline for Hurricane Irene-related claims, further concluding that the subrogation provision in a Standard Flood Insurance Policy (SFIP) provides no basis for the relief that the insureds’ seek (Robert Shearer, et al. v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, et al., No. 17-31, E.D. N.C., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6298)....