Steven A. Meyerowitz
Steven A. Meyerowitz, a Harvard Law School graduate, is the founder and president of Meyerowitz Communications Inc., a law firm marketing communications consulting company. He may be contacted at [email protected].
November 08, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
$55,000 in Attorneys’ Fees for Insured’s Breach-of-Contract Case Against Insurer Was Not a “Reasonable Fee”An insured seeking no more than $20,000 in medical benefits from her auto insurer could not reasonably pay $55,000 in attorneys’ fees, a magistrate…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
November 08, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
California’s Outgoing Insurance Commissioner Says Proposition 103 Has Saved California Drivers Over $154 Billion Over Last 30 YearsCalifornia’s outgoing insurance commissioner, Dave Jones, has reported that Proposition 103, which became law 30 years ago, has saved California…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
November 08, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
There Are Over 23,700 Insurance Agents Living in Kansas. Here’s How to Join That Group.During the past four years, the number of insurance agents living in Kansas has grown by nearly 1,000 – to more than 23,700.Together with out-of-state…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
November 08, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
VA Did Not Have to Pay Contingency Fee to Attorney from Veteran’s Past-Due BenefitsThe U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims has ruled that an attorney who failed to properly file the contingency fee agreement he had with his client,…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
6 minute read
November 07, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
Pollutant Exclusion Barred Insurance Coverage of Damage Caused by Carbon Monoxide PoisoningA federal district court in Pennsylvania has ruled that a pollutant exclusion in an insurance policy barred coverage of claims of injuries suffered by…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
November 07, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
Kentucky Tobacco Farmer Charged with Crop Insurance FraudA Kentucky tobacco farmer has been indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with engaging in crop insurance fraud. The…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
November 07, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
New Jersey Changes Superstorm Sandy Recovery Housing ProgramsNew Jersey has made changes to the Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation, and Mitigation (“RREM”) Program and the Low-to-Moderate Income…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
November 07, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
Appeals Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Favor of Insured on Breach of Contract Claim, But Orders Jury Trial on Bad Faith ClaimAn appellate court in South Carolina has upheld a trial court’s decision granting summary judgment to a bar against its insurer on its breach of…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
November 07, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
Insurer Settles for $1.25 Million Policy Limits in Suit by Woman Hit by CarAn insurance company has agreed to settle a plaintiff's lawsuit against its insured by paying policy limits of $1.25 million.Facts and AllegationsAfter…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
November 06, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
Fifth Circuit's Broad Reading Of “Contracted Persons” Exclusion Dooms Insurance Coverage Of Lawsuit Against InsuredThis 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
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