Plaintiff Can Depose Insurance Investigator in Superstorm Sandy Coverage Case, N.Y. Judge Rules

NEW YORK — A state court judge in New York has permitted plaintiffs in a Superstorm Sandy coverage case to depose an investigator hired by their insurance carrier to inspect damage the insurer eventually refused to cover.

In a March 11 order, New York County Supreme Court Justice Joan A. Madden denied a motion by New York Property Insurance Underwriting to quash a subpoena to take the deposition, ruling that it was properly ordered because the investigator’s inspection occurred prior to the denial of coverage and before the plaintiffs filed suit.

Jared Della Valle sued New York Property for coverage …