Long Island Power Authority Urges Court to Dismiss Superstorm Sandy Class Action

MINEOLA, N.Y. — A New York state court judge heard argument on a motion to dismiss claims by a consolidated class of plaintiffs who sued Long Island Power Authority for their allegedly negligent handling of power outages caused by Superstorm Sandy.

Nassau County Supreme Court Justice Antonio I. Brandveen took the motion under consideration following oral argument Jan. 28 and did not provide a timeline for issuing his decision on LIPA’s argument that the case is unsuitable for treatment as a class action.

“Plaintiffs do not deny that in this case, they are asking this Court to do what every …