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].
October 17, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Chiropractor Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Pay $495,000 Restitution for Insurance Billing Fraud, Failure to File Tax ReturnsA chiropractor has been sentenced to serve 33 months in prison and to pay restitution in the amount of $401,000 to Blue Cross Blue Shield and $93,526 to the Internal Revenue Service.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
October 16, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Insurer That Settled Workers' Comp Claim May Be Sued for Bad Faith, District Court SaysA South Dakota court has denied an insurer's motion for summary judgment on a bad faith claim stemming from its actions with respect to a workers' compensation claim, allowing the workers' comp claimant's bad faith action to proceed.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
5 minute read
October 16, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Insurer Did Not Have to Defend Insured for Criminal Acts He Committed While Voluntarily Intoxicated, Ninth Circuit DecidesThe Ninth Circuit has ruled that an insurance company did not have to defend its insured in a personal injury lawsuit for injuries he had caused while he was voluntarily intoxicated.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
October 16, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Marina Owner Who Lied to SBA to Receive Disaster Loan After Superstorm Sandy Is SentencedA Connecticut man has been sentenced for making false statements for the purpose of obtaining a Small Business Administration loan.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
October 16, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Jury Awards Over $500,000 to Insured Who Asserted Insurer's App-Based Investigation Was InadequateA Texas jury has awarded more than $500,000 to an insured who asserted that his insurer's app-based investigation of his claim that his pickup truck was damaged was inadequate.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
October 15, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Biometric Data Regulations: Do Your Insurance Policies Cover This Emerging Risk?This Eye on the Experts article discusses the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit certification of a class action alleging Facebook's face-scanning practices violate Illinois' biometric privacy law, new laws regulating the use of biometric data, potential gaps in insurance coverage for biometric data law violations, and provides recommendations for companies that use or collect biometric data.
By Meghan Magruder, Anthony P. Tatum, Shelby S. Guilbert, Jr., and Joseph Englert
11 minute read
October 15, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Appellate Court Awards Fees and Costs Against FIGA in Sinkhole Coverage CaseA Florida court has ruled that a homeowner was entitled to recover attorneys' fees and costs incurred in sinkhole litigation against the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
7 minute read
October 15, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
11th Circuit Affirms Denial of Life Insurance Benefits Where Insured Died of ALSThe Eleventh Circuit has ruled that the beneficiary of a life insurance policy was not entitled to the proceeds where the insured's death certificate indicated that she died of a "natural cause" and not as a result of an accident.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
October 15, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Insured Loses Bid for Coverage of Damage from 25 Day Water Leak at Vacation HomeA Georgia court has ruled that a "seepage" exclusion in a homeowner's insurance policy precluded coverage of damage allegedly caused by a leak from a supply line running from the kitchen sink to the refrigerator ice maker that lasted 25 days.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
October 15, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Florida Insurance Regulator Says Insured Losses from Hurricane Michael Now Exceed $7 BillionThe Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has updated its Hurricane Michael claims figures and now estimates total insured losses at more than $7 billion.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
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