Judge Finds Coverage for Superstorm Sandy Business Interruption, Dismisses Bad Faith Claim

NEW YORK — A state court judge in New York has ruled in favor of an automotive dealer on its a claim for business interruption coverage of Superstorm Sandy-related losses, but dismissed a allegations of bad faith asserted against another insurer accused of applying the wrong deductible to a claim for damage to more than 400 of the dealership’s vehicles.

Justice Jeffrey K. Oing issued the decisions during a hearing Jan. 16 in a case brought by Five Towns Nissan, an Inwood, N.Y.-based car dealer that lost its entire inventory of vehicles and was forced to suspend its operations for …