Mediation of Hurricane Sandy Claims Filed in NY Federal Court
100 Mediators to Help Those Still Suffering I don't often republish an article in its entirety, but for this one, I have made an exception. The Third Branch News released the story. Eastern District of New York Looks to Mediators to Expedite Sandy Cases (June 26, 2014) Related Links: Eastern District of New York, Hurricane Sandy Cases In 2012, Super Storm Sandy destroyed an estimated 650,000 homes and affected over 300,000 businesses along the Atlantic seaboard. Affected homeowners and businesses have filed over 1,000 Super Storm Sandy-related insurance coverage actions in the Eastern District of New York. That number is expected to double or even triple in the coming months. The district has developed a special program to expedite those cases. “Most of our cases involve property damage or business interruption claims filed against insurance companies by homeowners and businesses hit by Sandy. For cases brought under the National Flood Insurance Progr