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Steven A. Meyerowitz

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].

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September 24, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Alcohol Exclusion Barred Coverage of Suit Against Package Store

A Mississippi court has ruled that an alcohol exclusion in an insurance policy issued to a package store precluded coverage of a lawsuit against the store seeking damages as a result of its alleged sale of alcohol to an intoxicated patron.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

3 minute read

September 24, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Florida Court Denies Insured's Motion for Reconsideration in Hurricane Irma Coverage Case

A Florida court has denied an insured's motion for reconsideration in a dispute over its claim for damages its golf course suffered as a result of Hurricane Irma.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

5 minute read

September 24, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

When Asked About Drug Use, Drivers' Answers Often Contradict Tests, IIHS Finds

A new study comparing self-reported drug use with drug test results has confirmed what many people might expect: Drivers are not especially eager to admit taking drugs within 24 hours of getting behind the wheel.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

5 minute read

September 24, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

SEC Says Prudential Subsidiaries Misled Funds They Advised, Generating Tens of Millions in Tax Benefits for Prudential

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged two subsidiaries of Prudential Financial Inc. with failing to disclose conflicts of interest and making misleading disclosures to the boards for 94 funds they advised.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

2 minute read

September 24, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

24-Year-Old Des Moines Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison, Including 5 for Insurance Fraud

A 24-year-old man from Des Moines, Iowa, has pleaded guilty in an Iowa trial court to Theft in the First Degree, Insurance Fraud - Presenting False Information, two counts of Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and Escape.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

2 minute read

September 23, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Parked Truck That Ran Over Woman Was Not in 'Use,' Georgia Appeals Court Decides

A Georgia court has ruled that a truck parked in a residential driveway as a couple was "looking" at it, which allegedly rolled down the driveway and injured the woman, was not in "use" within the meaning of the truck owner's homeowner's insurance policy.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

4 minute read

September 23, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Insurance Policy Covered Theft of Prenuptial Gifts Insured Made to Fiancée

A small claims court in California has ruled that a renter's insurance policy covered the theft of prenuptial gifts the insured made to his fiancée.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

8 minute read

September 23, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Minority Shareholders' Lawsuit Was Not Covered by Company's Insurance Policy

A Washington court has ruled that an insurer had no duty to defend or indemnify a corporation or its president against a minority shareholder lawsuit.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

3 minute read

September 23, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Pennsylvania Court Applies Gallagher Retroactively

In a class action against an insurance carrier, a Pennsylvania trial court has ruled that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's decision in Gallagher v. Geico Indemnity Co. should be applied retroactively.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

4 minute read

September 19, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Insurer Did Not Have to Cover Parents' Claim Against Mentally Ill Insured Who Stabbed Their Daughter to Death

A Michigan court has ruled that an insurer did not have to cover a claim against their insured by parents of the woman he stabbed to death, even after he was found not guilty of first-degree murder by reason of insanity.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

4 minute read