Madelaine Chocolate Novelties, Inc. v. Great Northern Insurance Company
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1:15-cv-05830
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January 25, 2023
No-Coverage Verdict Upheld In Sandy Damage Trial
A jury heard evidence sufficient to support its verdict that an insurer properly denied coverage for more than $50 million in property damage Madelaine Chocolate Co. said it sustained from Superstorm Sandy, a New York federal judge said in rejecting the policyholder's bid for judgment as a matter of law.
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October 28, 2022
Chocolatier Says Evidence Doesn't Support Sandy Verdict
A chocolatier urged a New York federal court to override a recent jury verdict or order a new trial in a long-running coverage dispute over Superstorm Sandy damage, saying its insurer failed to identify any extrinsic evidence proving that the parties intended to bar coverage for storm surge losses.
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October 17, 2022
Insurer Asks Court To Uphold Jury's Sandy Damage Verdict
A Chubb unit asked a New York federal court to cement its win in a coverage dispute over a chocolatier's losses from Superstorm Sandy, saying evidence presented at trial supported the jury's decision that the policyholder is not entitled to coverage for losses caused by wind-driven flooding.
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September 21, 2022
Chocolatier Asks Court To Set Aside Verdict Over Sandy Claim
A chocolatier asked a New York federal court to set aside a recent jury verdict and rule that a policy issued by a Chubb unit provides coverage for the company's Superstorm Sandy losses, saying the jury returned the verdict "without a scintilla of valid extrinsic evidence."
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August 01, 2022
Chubb Unit Lands Win In Superstorm Sandy Damage Fight
A New York federal jury rejected a chocolatier's bid for millions of dollars in business interruption losses and property damages resulting from Superstorm Sandy, finding that a flood exclusion clearly barred the carrier from providing coverage.
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October 07, 2020
Chubb Unit Denied Appraisal Of Chocolatier's Sandy Claim
A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a Chubb Ltd. unit's bid to force appraisal to determine the potential value of a New York City chocolatier's claim for property damage and lost business income caused by Superstorm Sandy, as the five-year-old dispute heads toward trial.
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September 16, 2019
Chubb Unit Gets Discovery In Chocolatier's Sandy Case
A federal judge on Monday denied a New York City chocolatier's bid to stay discovery and bifurcate its fight with a Chubb Ltd. insurer over $49 million for property damage and business interruption caused by Superstorm Sandy.
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July 19, 2019
Chocolatier's $49M Sandy Coverage Claim Headed To Trial
Madelaine Chocolate Novelties Inc.'s bid to force a Chubb Ltd. insurer to pay an additional $49 million for property damage and business interruption losses caused by Superstorm Sandy is bound for trial after a New York federal judge held Thursday that the scope of coverage under the chocolatier's policy is unclear due to several conflicting terms.
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June 17, 2019
Chocolatier Presses Judge For $49M Sandy Coverage Claim
Madelaine Chocolate Novelties Inc. on Monday urged a New York federal judge to find it is due an additional $49 million in coverage from a unit of insurer Chubb Ltd. for property damage and business interruption losses caused by Superstorm Sandy, saying an ambiguity in the policy tilts the case in the chocolatier's favor.
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October 04, 2018
Chocolatier, Insurer Spar On $53M Storm Claim In 2nd Circ.
The Second Circuit waded waist-deep into a New York chocolate company's insurance policy at argument Thursday in a bid to sort out whether a $53 million Hurricane Sandy-related claim was caused by a covered windstorm or an excluded flood.