Newman Myers Kreines Gross Harris, P.C. v. Great Northern Insurance

OPINION & ORDER

PAUL A. ENGELMAYER, District Judge.

This diversity action arises out of the widespread power outages that occurred in and around New York City during and after Hurricane Sandy. On October 29, 2012, in anticipation of storm-related flooding, utility provider Consolidated Edison *325Co. of New York, Inc. (“Con Ed”) preemptively shut off power to certain of its service networks, to preserve the integrity of the utility system. As a result, plaintiff Newman Myers Kreines Gross & Harris P.C. (“Newman Myers”), a law firm, was without power at its lower Manhattan office for several days.…