N.Y. Superstorm Sandy Judge Seeks Details of Alleged Link Between Plaintiffs’ Law Firm, Insurance Claims Firm

N.Y. Superstorm Sandy Judge Seeks Details of Alleged Link Between Plaintiffs’ Law Firm, Insurance Claims Firm

NEW YORK — A magistrate judge handling Superstorm Sandy litigation in New York federal court has ordered a plaintiffs’ law firm to detail its purported financial ties to a third-party administrator hired to evaluate storm damage claims.

In an electronic order entered July 8, Judge Gary R. Brown of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York outlined the extent of information he expects to receive from the law firm of Gauthier, Houghtaling & Williams when it responds to a previously …