New Jersey Panel Reverses Ruling In Insurer’s Favor In Storm Damage Dispute

(May 15, 2024, 1:53 PM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey appeals court reversed a lower court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of an insurer in an insured’s breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit arising from storm damage claim, concluding that a construction company’s invoices sufficiently established a prima facie showing of disputed facts as to how much property damage was “causally related” to a fallen tree limb, preventing summary judgment....