Magistrate Allows Insured To Add Breach Of Contract Claim For Repudiation Against FEMA

NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey federal magistrate judge on March 27 granted an insured's motion to amend his complaint to assert an additional breach of contract claim for repudiation against the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), but refused to allow the insured to assert a declaratory judgment claim in his lawsuit seeking coverage for Hurricane Irene flood damage (Christopher Jakubowski v. FEMA, No. 2:12-cv-02202 $(CCC$) $(JAD$), D. N.J.; 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43789)....(read more)