Director Esq Steven A Meyerowitz

February 21, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

New York City has agreed to settle a civil fraud lawsuit filed by the Manhattan U.S. Attorney alleging that the New York City Department of Transportation fraudulently obtained millions of dollars from the Federal Emergency Management Agency by falsely claiming that numerous vehicles were damaged during Superstorm Sandy.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

5 minute read

February 20, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

A bill has been introduced in Connecticut that, if enacted into law, would require health insurance coverage for motorized wheelchairs and repairs to motorized wheelchairs.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

1 minute read

February 20, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

A jury in New York has ruled that a motorcyclist and his passenger could recover for injuries they suffered when a trailing vehicle struck their motorcycle.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

2 minute read

February 20, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

The Supreme Court of New Jersey has ruled that a volunteer firefighter injured in the course of his or her duties may receive temporary disability benefits at the maximum compensation provided for in the workers’ compensation law even if the volunteer firefighter did not have outside employment.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

5 minute read

February 20, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

The Supreme Court of Nebraska has issued a decision explaining how to calculate attorneys’ fees in a worker’s compensation case involving lawyers who were discharged before the workers’ compensation court entered an award to the claimant.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

6 minute read

February 19, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

A federal district court in California has ruled that an automobile insurance policy that provided liability coverage for “property damage” did not cover nonphysical “stigma damage” to an automobile that had been struck by another vehicle.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

3 minute read

February 19, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

Five federal regulatory agencies have issued a joint final rule requiring regulated institutions to accept certain private flood insurance policies in addition to National Flood Insurance Program policies.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

2 minute read

February 19, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

President Trump has announced his intention to nominate Jeffrey Byard to be the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

1 minute read

February 19, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

California Senator Bill Dodd, Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, and Treasurer Fiona Ma have proposed SB 290, which would authorize the governor, insurance commissioner, and treasurer to enter into an insurance policy that pays out when California has unexpected costs for disaster response.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

3 minute read

February 19, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

A federal district court in Florida has ruled that an insurer had no duty to defend a franchisor of Subway restaurants in a case brought by an employee injured in a robbery where the insurance policy excluded coverage for the “grantor of a franchise.”

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

4 minute read