Federal Judge Grants FEMA's Motion To Dismiss Superstorm Sandy Coverage Dispute

Mealey's (September 30, 2020, 7:50 AM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J. — A federal judge in New Jersey on Sept. 16 granted a motion by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to dismiss Ocean County insureds' breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit seeking to enforce a $56,000 settlement agreement over Superstorm Sandy property damage, finding that the federal court lacks jurisdiction because FEMA is immune from the lawsuit (Joseph Flammia, et al. v. National Flood Insurance Program, No. 18-13474, D. N.J., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 170471)....