January 29, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
Still Serving Insurance Companies By Fax? You Really Must Read About This Case.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
January 29, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
Shareholders Were Sued After Selling Stock In A Private Company. An Exclusion In Their Insurance Policy Precluded 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
January 16, 2018 | Daily Business Review
Florida Student Who Settled With Bar For $3.5 Million Recovers Nothing From Bar's 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
4 minute read
January 02, 2018 | The Recorder
Policy's Use of 'And' Leads to Additional Payment to California InsuredA federal district court in California has awarded more than $122,000 to an insured golf course based on the district court's interpretation of the word “and” in a commercial property insurance policy.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz, Esq., Director, FC&S Legal
6 minute read
August 10, 2017 | The Recorder
Insurer That Initially Denied Lyft Driver's Claim, But Ultimately Paid It, Defeats Driver's LawsuitA federal district court in Washington has dismissed a Lyft driver's lawsuit against his personal automobile insurer, finding that the insurer's initial denial of his claim had been reasonable.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz, Esq., Director, FC&S Legal
8 minute read
June 23, 2017 | Corporate Counsel
Texas Supreme Court Explains When Judgment Against Insured is Recoverable from InsurerIn a significant insurance coverage ruling, the Texas Supreme Court has ruled that plaintiffs' judgment against an insured had not been the product of a “fully adversarial proceeding” because the parties had “entered into an agreement” that had “eliminated any meaningful incentive” for the insured to contest the claims.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz, Esq., Director, FC&S Legal
26 minute read
June 21, 2017 | Daily Report Online
Disability Benefits Were Non-Marital Property Not Subject to Equitable Division in Divorce, Georgia Supreme Court RulesThe Georgia Supreme Court has ruled that disability benefits issued pursuant to an insurance policy after the insured had been catastrophically injured were non-marital property and were not subject to equitable division when the insured and his wife divorced.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz, Esq., Director, FC&S Legal
8 minute read
May 26, 2017 | The Recorder
“Hopelessly Indecipherable” Prior Acts Exclusion in Law Firm's Malpractice Insurance Policy Was UnenforceableA federal district court in California has refused to enforce a prior acts exclusion in a law firm's malpractice insurance policy, finding it “enigmatic,” “unintelligible,” and “hopelessly indecipherable.”
By Steven A. Meyerowitz, Esq., Director, FC&S Legal
9 minute read
May 19, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Florida Attorney “Uniquely Qualified” As Expert Witness In Insurance Bad Faith Case, Federal Court SaysA federal district court in Florida has rejected challenges to three proposed expert witnesses in an insurance bad faith case, stating that one – an attorney – was “uniquely qualified.”
By Steven A. Meyerowitz, Esq., Director, FC&S Legal
22 minute read
May 19, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal
N.J. Lawyer Fails in Bid to Require Insurer to Retroactively Provide Malpractice CoverageAn appellate court in New Jersey, affirming a trial court's decision, has ruled that a lawyer could not compel an insurance company to retroactively provide professional liability coverage to him.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz, Esq., Director, FC&S Legal
23 minute read