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 NewsWelcome 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 VenueA 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
5 minute read
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 DecidesThis 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 RightsThis 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 DecidesA 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 HomeThis 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 InsurerThis 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
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