Insurer’s Motion for Summary Judgment Denied in Superstorm Sandy Case Pending Daubert Hearing

CAMDEN, N.J. — A New Jersey federal magistrate judge has denied without prejudice an insurer’s motion for summary judgment in a Superstorm Sandy insurance coverage case and scheduled a Daubert hearing to determine the admissibility of the plaintiff’s expert report.

In a May 9 order, Magistrate Judge Renee M. Bumb of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey explained that while the insurer’s arguments “appear to be well-founded,” a Daubert hearing is required.

The action arose from damage to a property owned by Tony Gerard Associates LLC that was allegedly caused by wind and wind-driven rain during …