January 10, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
New Study Finds Most Medical Cannabis Users Have Operated Vehicles Under the InfluenceMore than half of people who take medical cannabis for chronic pain say they have driven under the influence of cannabis within two hours of using it at…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
January 10, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Insurer Had No Duty to Investigate Claimant’s Competency, 4th Circuit RulesThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, affirming a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, has ruled that an…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
5 minute read
January 10, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
California Insurance Department Reports Over $9 Billion of Insured Losses from Deadly 2018 WildfiresNearly 20,000 homes and structures were damaged or destroyed by the Camp, Woolsey, and Hill fires in counties across northern and southern California.Now,…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
January 10, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
FAA Grants State Farm First National Waiver for Damage Assessment Drone FlightsThe Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) has granted State Farm the first national waiver to any company in the United States.The national waiver…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
January 10, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Damage to Concrete Floor Installed by Insured Was Not “Property Damage” Under Its Insurance PolicyA federal district court in Colorado has ruled that a commercial general liability insurance policy did not cover damage to a floor installed by the insured.The…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
January 10, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Insured Allegedly Misrepresented Address in Auto Insurance Application, But Insurer Loses Bid to Rescind PolicyA federal district court in Michigan has refused to allow an auto insurer to rescind a policy and deny coverage to a claim based on its contention that…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
6 minute read
January 10, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Tree Service’s Insurance Policy Covered Injuries from Trimming and Pruning Trees, But Not from Taking Them DownA federal district court in Alabama has ruled that a commercial general liability insurance policy issued to a tree service company covered bodily injury…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
5 minute read
January 09, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
New York’s Financial Services Superintendent Is LeavingThe superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services, Maria T. Vullo, has announced that she is leaving her position.In a statement,…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
January 09, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Is “Amount in Controversy” in Insurance Coverage Cases Necessarily the Insurance Policy’s Face Amount?How should federal district courts determine the amount in controversy in declaratory judgment actions brought by insurance companies? Should they rely…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
January 09, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Insurers and Passenger Injured in Auto Accident Settle Her Claims for $240,000Insurance companies have agreed to pay $240,000 to settle claims from a woman who asserted that she had been injured in an auto accident.Facts and…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
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