Claims Against Broker Cited in Federal Remand of Superstorm Sandy Insurance Case

TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey federal judge has left it to the state courts to decide whether an insurance broker can be held liable for unjust enrichment and negligence claims asserted by a plaintiff who also sued his insurer over coverage of Superstorm Sandy damage.

In an Aug. 26 decision remanding the lawsuit to New Jersey Superior Court, Judge Michael A. Shipp of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey held that the state law claims against the broker are not so frivolous that they should be disregarded in determining whether the federal court has jurisdiction …