Director Esq Steven A Meyerowitz
September 27, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
Insurer Need Not Defend College Against Suit Alleging It Charged for Non-Existent DegreeAn appellate court in Missouri, affirming a trial court’s decision, has ruled that a college was not entitled to a defense from its insurer of an…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
September 27, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
Third-Party Spoliation Claim Against Insurer May Not Be Tried With Underlying Tort Case, Florida Appeals Court RulesAn appellate court in Florida has ruled that a third-party spoliation action against an insurer for allegedly destroying evidence cannot be tried at the…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
September 27, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
Police Officer Who Fell While Directing Traffic Loses Bid for Uninsured Motorist BenefitsA Connecticut court has ruled that a police officer was not entitled to uninsured motorist benefits from his insurance company for injuries he allegedly…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
September 27, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
Disability Retirement Benefits Payable to Police Officer Shot While Working Are Reduced by Workers’ Comp SettlementA New Jersey court has upheld a decision by the board of trustees of the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System (“PFRS”) that reduced…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
5 minute read
September 26, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
N.Y. Court Denies No-Fault Insurer’s Unopposed Motion for Default JudgmentA trial court in New York has denied a no-fault insurer’s unopposed motion for a default judgment, finding that it had not met a requirement contained…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
September 26, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
N.Y. Court Rejects Proposed Assignment of Structured Settlement Payments as Not in 18-Year-Old’s Best InterestsA New York court has refused to approve a transfer by an 18-year-old of a substantial part of the amounts due to him under a structured settlement agreement…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
September 26, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
Washington State’s Darrin Grondel Is New Chair of Governors Highway Safety AssociationDr. Darrin Grondel, director of the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (“WTSC”), has been elected to chair the Governors Highway Safety Association…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
September 26, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
Jury Awards Nearly $700,000 to Motel Guest Who Fell on Buckled Laminate FloorA Florida jury has awarded almost $700,000 to a woman who claimed that buckled flooring in her Miami motel room caused her to fall and be injured.Facts…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
September 26, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
Crop Insurance Agent Sentenced to 60 Months for Crop Insurance FraudDebra Muse, 63, of Wallingford, Kentucky, has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Joseph M. Hood for conspiracy to commit…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
September 25, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
Texas Insurance Department Says Injured Employees Are Finding Better Access to HealthcareAccess to medical care has improved for injured employees in Texas, according to a September 2018 study from the Division of Workers’ Compensation’s…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
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