Homeowners Insurer Must Provide Some Documents In Suit Over Microburst Damage

Mealey's (August 11, 2021, 10:51 AM EDT) -- NEW HAVEN, Conn.— The homeowners insurance provider of a woman whose home was damaged in a 2018 microburst storm must provide certain documents pertaining to its relationship with a purportedly unlicensed contractor, a Connecticut federal magistrate judge ruled Aug. 9, finding the documents to be relevant to the insured’s claim that the insurer engaged in a practice of lowballing repair estimates for coverage purposes....