January 07, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Girl Scouts’ Commercial Auto Policy Did Not Cover Employee’s Accident, Ohio District Court RulesA federal district court in Ohio has decided that a commercial automobile insurance policy issued to the Girl Scouts of Western Ohio did not cover an accident…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
January 07, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Employee Fired for Violating Cell Phone Policy Loses Bid for Unemployment CompensationAn employee who was fired for violating his Pennsylvania employer’s cell phone policy will not be receiving unemployment compensation (“UC”)…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
6 minute read
January 07, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
How Can Georgia Hospitals Properly File Medical Services Liens If They Can’t Identify Alleged Tortfeasors?A Georgia appellate court has issued a decision exploring the requirements for perfecting a medical services lien set out at OCGA § 44-14-471, particularly…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
5 minute read
January 03, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
New York Fines Two Health Insurers Over $2.5 MillionThe New York State Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) has signed consent orders with two health insurers totaling more than $2.5 million…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
January 03, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
How Profitable Are Insurers? NAIC Releases Report.The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) has released a report on the profitability of insurance companies. The NAIC report…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
January 03, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Home Daycare Provider’s Insurer Needn’t Defend Suit Alleging Injuries to Child in Her CareA Louisiana appellate court, reversing a trial court’s decision, has ruled that an insurance company did not have to defend its insured against a…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
January 03, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Florida Appellate Court Limits Insured’s Expert’s Testimony in Coverage Case Against InsurerIn a lawsuit brought by an insured against his insurance company, a Florida appellate court has issued a decision effectively prohibiting a specific type…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
January 03, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Insurance Did Not Cover Damage to Salon from 200-to-500 Year StormA federal district court in New Jersey has ruled that an insurance company had no obligation to cover damage to a salon resulting from a thunderstorm in…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
11 minute read
January 03, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Vermont Supreme Court Rules That False Pretense Exclusion Was Ambiguous and Did Not Bar Coverage of Loss Stemming from Spoofed EmailThe Vermont Supreme Court has ruled that a false pretense exclusion in an insurance policy was ambiguous and did not preclude coverage of an insured’s…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
7 minute read
January 02, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Insurer Need Not Defend Drone Operator Sued for Allegedly Injuring Woman at WeddingA federal district court in California has ruled that an insurance company had no duty to defend its insured against claims that a drone it was operating…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read