Federal Judge Rejects Bad Faith Claim Against Insurer In Superstorm Sandy Dispute

Mealey's (April 9, 2018, 12:19 PM EDT) -- CAMDEN, N.J. —A New Jersey federal judge on March 28 granted a homeowners insurer’s motion for summary judgment on an insured’s bad faith claim arising from Superstorm Sandy damage, finding that the insured failed to establish that a reasonable jury could determine that the insurer lacked a fairly debatable reason for denying the disputed portion of the insured’s claim (Steven Breitman v. National Surety Corporation, No. 14-7843, D. N.J., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52496)....