Madelaine Chocolate Novelties, Inc. v. Great Northern Insurance Company

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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."

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.