Magistrate Allows Insurer To Add Overpayment Claim In Hurricane Coverage Row

(July 24, 2023, 8:36 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana federal magistrate judge granted an insurer’s motion to add a counterclaim in homeowners’ suit against the insurer to recover alleged hurricane-related damages, finding “no substantial reason” to deny the motion to add a counterclaim for overpayment based upon the homeowners’ alleged material misrepresentations....