Director Esq Steven A Meyerowitz

February 19, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

The Supreme Court of Texas has rejected an insured’s effort to broaden the scope of expert discovery to include material otherwise protected by the attorney-client privilege, concluding that the state’s discovery rules do not waive the attorney-client privilege when a client or its representative offers expert testimony.

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

6 minute read

February 14, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

Brock Long, the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has resigned.

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

2 minute read

February 14, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

About 40 countries have agreed on a draft United Nations Regulation for Advanced Emergency Braking Systems for cars.

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

3 minute read

February 14, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

During calendar year 2018, Maryland Insurance Commissioner Al Redmer, Jr., issued 64 civil orders and 12 criminal orders totaling $320,671 in fines, penalties, and restitution.

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

1 minute read

February 14, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

A federal district court in Connecticut has rejected a homeowner’s lawsuit against her insurer for damage to her home allegedly caused by a snow or ice storm, finding that she had not provided prompt notice of her loss to her insurer and that she also had initiated her lawsuit too late.

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

4 minute read

February 14, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

Greg Abbott, the governor of Texas, has reappointed Cassie Brown as commissioner of workers’ compensation at the Texas Department of Insurance.

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

1 minute read

February 14, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

An appellate court in Texas has affirmed a woman’s conviction for theft of property from an elderly person in a case that highlights the dangers of elder fraud.

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

7 minute read

February 14, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

A Virginia court has affirmed a decision by the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission denying a claim for benefits by an employee who was injured after violating one of his employer’s safety rules – a violation that was captured on video.

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

6 minute read

February 14, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

A Virginia court has upheld a decision by the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission calculating the “average weekly wage” of a professional football player who suffered a work-related injury in the contractual circumstances common to players in the National Football League.

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

10 minute read

February 13, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

A federal district court in Colorado has ruled that an insurance company that insured a houseboat did not have to cover the claim of a woman who said she had been severely injured by a powerboat while she was floating on a kayak tethered to the houseboat.

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

3 minute read