Steven A Meyerowitz Esq

Steven A Meyerowitz Esq

January 21, 2020 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Should Expected Attorneys' Fees Add to Amount in Controversy in Insurance Coverage Cases?

A decision by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida highlights a split among Florida district courts regarding whether to include…

By Steven A. Meyerowitz, Esq.

5 minute read

January 21, 2020 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

New Year News

Welcome to the Winter 2020 issue of the Insurance Coverage Law Report! After seven and a half years, we are leaving our roles as Editor-in-Chief and…

By Steven A. Meyerowitz, Esq., and Victoria Prussen Spears, Esq.

4 minute read

February 28, 2019 | The Recorder

Insured's Counsel Was Only Connection To California, So Court Transfers Venue

A federal judge in San Francisco ruled that where the only factor tying a case brought in the Northern District of California was the location of the insured's lawyer, venue should be transferred to where the insured resided.

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

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February 26, 2019 | The Recorder

What Law Applies Where Insured Resides In Two States And Relies On One State's Insurance Bad Faith Law?

A federal district court in Louisiana has decided that California law – not Louisiana law – governed an uninsured motorist claim brought against an insurance company by a plaintiff who resided in both states.

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

5 minute read

February 25, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

Appraisal Doomed Insured's Suit Against Insurer, Texas Court Decides

This story is reprinted with permission from FC&S Legal, the industry's only comprehensive digital resource designed for insurance coverage law professionals.…

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

5 minute read

February 22, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Insurer Loses Bid to Recover Fees and Costs Incurred Defending Under Reservation of Rights

This story is reprinted with permission from FC&S Legal, the industry's only comprehensive digital resource designed for insurance coverage law professionals.…

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

5 minute read

February 20, 2019 | The Recorder

Auto Policy Did Not Cover 'Stigma Damages,' California District Court Decides

A federal judge 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 Steven A. Meyerowitz, Esq., Director, FC&S Legal

4 minute read

February 14, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

Anatomy of an Elder Fraud: How a Woman Stole an 84-Year-Old Man's Annuity and Home

This story is reprinted with permission from FC&S Legal, the industry's only comprehensive digital resource designed for insurance coverage law professionals.…

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

7 minute read

February 08, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

Insured's Delayed Retention of Counsel Did Not Excuse Its Failure to Provide Timely Presuit Notice to Insurer

This story is reprinted with permission from FC&S Legal, the industry's only comprehensive digital resource designed for insurance coverage law professionals.…

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

6 minute read

January 30, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

When a Named Insured's Employee is Dead, Does “Named Insured” Exclusion Bar Coverage?

This story is reprinted with permission from FC&S Legal, the industry's only comprehensive digital resource designed for insurance coverage law professionals.…

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

5 minute read