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The District of Columbia law firm of Weisbrod Matteis & Copley PLLC (WMC) has filed a complaint (Sandy Complaint) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking to compel disclosure of records relating to the Superstorm Sandy Claims Review (SCR) process that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) allegedly has withheld in violation of the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
Background
After Superstorm Sandy struck the east coast of the United States on Oct. 29, 2012, more than 140,000 insureds submitted claims under the flood insurance policies issued by insurance companies that the insureds had obtained through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), administered by FEMA.
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