The case is Certain Underwriters at Lloyds Subscribing to Policy PLH-0013397 v. Public Service Electric and Gas, No. A-4128-17T4 (N.J. Ct. App. June 17, 2019). (Credit: Gary Blakeley/Shutterstock)
An appellate court in New Jersey, reversing a trial court's decision, has ruled that the scope of available damages when a defendant's negligence caused homeowners to be displaced was not necessarily limited to the cost of alternate shelter covered by insurance but that the homeowners also could seek additional damages for "inconvenience."
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