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A homeowner from Long Island is suing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), various FEMA officials, and Wright National Flood Insurance Company, seeking payment of his Superstorm Sandy claim through FEMA's Superstorm Sandy Claims Review (SCR) process. Unhappy with what he said he has been offered under the SCR, the homeowner alleged in his lawsuit that the defendants' actions were “indefensible, arbitrary, capricious, and directly contrary” to his rights.
|The complaint
David Clutter alleged in his complaint that he had purchased flood insurance on his home in Long Beach, N.Y., from Wright Flood, which had issued a flood insurance policy to him under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). He contended that his home suffered “severe flood damage” when Superstorm Sandy struck on Oct. 29, 2012, causing “massive damage” to his home's foundation.
Clutter filed a claim with Wright, but contended that it underpaid his Superstorm Sandy claim by more than $160,000.
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