November 07, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
Pollutant Exclusion Barred Insurance Coverage of Damage Caused by Carbon Monoxide PoisoningA federal district court in Pennsylvania has ruled that a pollutant exclusion in an insurance policy barred coverage of claims of injuries suffered by…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
November 07, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
Kentucky Tobacco Farmer Charged with Crop Insurance FraudA Kentucky tobacco farmer has been indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with engaging in crop insurance fraud. The…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
November 07, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
New Jersey Changes Superstorm Sandy Recovery Housing ProgramsNew Jersey has made changes to the Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation, and Mitigation (“RREM”) Program and the Low-to-Moderate Income…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
November 07, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
Appeals Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Favor of Insured on Breach of Contract Claim, But Orders Jury Trial on Bad Faith ClaimAn appellate court in South Carolina has upheld a trial court’s decision granting summary judgment to a bar against its insurer on its breach of…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
November 07, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
Insurer Settles for $1.25 Million Policy Limits in Suit by Woman Hit by CarAn insurance company has agreed to settle a plaintiff's lawsuit against its insured by paying policy limits of $1.25 million.Facts and AllegationsAfter…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
November 06, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
Court Appoints Receivers to Inventory and Distribute Client Files of Lawyer Involved in Largest Social Security Fraud in HistoryFormer fugitive and Social Security disability lawyer Eric Christopher Conn, of Pikeville, Kentucky, was sentenced in September to a total of 27 years…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
November 06, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
FTC Obtains Order Temporarily Shutting Florida-Based Operation Selling “Worthless” Health PlansAt the request of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), a federal judge has temporarily shut down a Florida-based operation that, the…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
5 minute read
November 06, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
Kentucky Supreme Court Bars No-Fault Insurers from Using Only Paper Review of Medical Records to Deny ClaimsThe Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled that no-fault insurers may not use only a paper review of medical records to deny claims.The CaseAnita Houchens and…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
November 06, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
Relying on “Cause and Result” Theory, Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules That Fire That Crossed Several Property Lines Was a Single OccurrenceThe Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that, under the “cause and result” theory of determining the number of occurrences within the meaning…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
6 minute read
November 06, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
Has the Kansas Supreme Court Just Mandated Trials on the Timeliness of Insurers’ Reservations of Rights?The Supreme Court of Kansas has issued a decision that appears to limit the ability of trial courts in the state to decide, on summary judgment, the timeliness…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
8 minute read
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