N.J. Judge Refuses to Dismiss Suit Over Coverage of Superstorm Sandy Parking Garage Claim

CAMDEN, N.J. — A condo association’s lawsuit challenging the partial denial of its Superstorm Sandy flood insurance claim can continue after a federal judge ruled Sept. 22 that the loss, which occurred below the lowest elevated level of the condo building, may not have been excluded from coverage as the insurer has argued.

Judge Noel L. Hillman of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey said in the 22-page ruling that the condo’s breach of contract count was sufficiently pled to assert damage to the structure of the building, such that the loss does not fall outside …