School District Not Obligated to Pay Contractor from $1 Million Superstorm Sandy Insurance Fund

MINEOLA, N.Y. — A contractor has failed in its attempt to force a New York school district to immediately pay for repair and restoration of Superstorm Sandy-related damage from insurance proceeds that the district had earmarked for another project.

In a June 26 order, Nassau County Supreme Court Justice Antonio L. Brandveen ruled that Renu Contracting & Restoration Co. fell short of offering a legal reason for why the district should be forced to make an expedited payment of more than $2 million for work performed by the company.

Instead, Justice Brandveen held, the Lawrence Union Free School District raised …