Superstorm Sandy Coverage Plaintiff Informs N.J. Federal Judge of Bankruptcy Filing

NEWARK, N.J. — The plaintiff in a New Jersey Superstorm Sandy coverage case has informed the court that he has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

According to a Nov. 13 letter filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, plaintiff Simon Zarour filed for bankruptcy on Sept. 24 and seeks a conference with Magistrate Judge Douglas E. Arpert.

Simon Zarour sued American Security Insurance Co. in October 2013, seeking recovery under his homeowners’ policy for damage to his Monmouth Beach, N.J., home, which …