December 17, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
Insured Suing One Insurer for Bad Faith Could Not Cite Other Insurer’s Settlement, 11th Circuit RulesThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has affirmed a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida barring an insured…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
6 minute read
December 13, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
New York Attorney General Settles with EmblemHealth Over Gender Reassignment SurgeryNew York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood has reached a settlement with EmblemHealth that requires the health insurance company to cover gender…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
December 13, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
U.S. Treasury, USTR Finalize Agreement with U.K. on Prudential Measures Regarding Insurance and ReinsuranceThe U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative have reached a bilateral agreement with the United Kingdom on prudential…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
1 minute read
December 13, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
Insurer Must Pay Prejudgment Interest to Claimants Holding Award Against Insured, Colorado Supreme Court DecidesThe Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that an insurer must pay prejudgment interest to two individuals who sought to recover from the insurer the amount…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
December 13, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
Insured’s Premium Payments Were Consideration for All Policy Provisions, Texas Appeals Court RulesAn appellate court in Texas has ruled that premium payments made by an insured to her insurer were consideration for all provisions contained in her insurance…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
December 13, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
“One-Year-Back-Rule” Doomed Provider’s Suit for No-Fault Benefits Against Auto InsurerAn appellate court in Michigan has affirmed a trial court’s decision dismissing a health care provider’s lawsuit against an automobile insurer,…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
5 minute read
December 13, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
Appeals Court Affirms Decisions Granting Insurer’s Motions to Set Aside Millions in Default Judgments in Asbestos CasesA California appellate court has affirmed decisions setting aside millions of dollars of default judgments in asbestos cases on the basis of “extrinsic…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
6 minute read
December 12, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
Insured Could Not Recover Its Public Adjuster Expenses in Breach of Contract Suit Against InsurerA federal district court in Florida has rejected an insured’s bid to recover, as “consequential damages” in its breach of contract lawsuit…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
December 12, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
Jury Rejects Suit Against Deputies Who Shot Man with KnifeA California jury has rejected a lawsuit brought against a county and two sheriff's deputies who shot an 18-year-old who charged them while holding a…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
December 12, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
Florida’s CFO Warns About E-Cigarette Fire HazardsJimmy Patronis, Florida’s chief financial officer (“CFO”) and state fire marshal, has warned consumers about what he characterized as…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
1 minute read