Judge Throws Out Yacht Club’s Hurricane Sandy Suit: Insurer Must Be Allowed to Inspect “Damaged” Property

A District of New Jersey Federal Judge dismissed a yacht club’s case with prejudice and ordered the yacht club to show cause for why its counsel should not be sanctioned for filing a baseless claim after the yacht club refused to let the insurer inspect its property after making a claim.

The Judge stated that the yacht club refused to let the insurer inspect its property, yet claimed $540,000 worth of wind damage to its buildings from Superstorm Sandy. After the initial claim was made, …

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