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].
August 19, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
5th Circuit Permits Insurer to Remove Hospital’s Suit Under Federal Officer Removal LawThe Fifth Circuit has ruled that a health insurer could remove a hospital’s lawsuit under the federal officer removal law.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
5 minute read
August 19, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Plaintiff's Attorney Fails to Recover Contingency Fee on Amount Insurer Paid Directly to HospitalA Texas court has ruled that an insurer did not have to pay a contingency fee to a plaintiff's attorney based on the amount the insurer paid to a hospital that provided care for his client.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
5 minute read
August 19, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Virginia Supreme Court Rejects Tortfeasor’s Efforts to Offset Judgment Against Insurance PaymentThe Supreme Court of Virginia has ruled that a settlement agreement between an injured insured and her underinsured motorist insurer did not entitle the tortfeasor to a statutory reduction of the jury verdict the insured obtained against her.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
7 minute read
August 19, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
While Awaiting Michigan Supreme Court Ruling in AOB Case, Court Rejects Insurer’s Reliance on Policy’s Anti-Assignment ClauseA Michigan court has rejected an auto insurer’s efforts to rely on an anti-assignment clause in a coverage action brought by two health care providers that treated insureds injured in a crash.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
August 19, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Father and Son Sentenced in Multi-Million Dollar Hearing Aid Healthcare FraudA father and son who submitted more than $27 million in fraudulent hearing aid claims to insurer Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas have been sentenced to eight and seven years in federal prison, respectively.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
August 19, 2019 | Daily Business Review
Miami Judge Denies Attorney Fees to Keys Plaintiff Suing Flood InsurerThe judge ruled the homeowner's estate was not entitled to recover fees under the Equal Access to Judgment Act in a breach-of-contract suit, rejecting a contrary decision by another federal court in Florida.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
August 15, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Domestic Animal Exclusion Did Not Bar Insurance Coverage of Claim for Damage Caused by Feral CatsAn Arizona court has ruled that a domestic animal exclusion in an insurance policy did not preclude coverage of a claim for property damage caused by feral cats.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
August 15, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Rejecting Arevalo, Florida Court Denies Attorneys' Fees to Plaintiff Suing Flood InsurerThe U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida has ruled that a plaintiff was not entitled to recover fees under the Equal Access to Judgment Act in a suit against a flood insurer, rejecting a contrary decision by another federal court in the state.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
August 15, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Court Permits Policy Owner’s Privacy-Based Claim Against Life Insurer to ProceedA Pennsylvania court has denied a life insurer’s motion to dismiss a breach of contract claim brought by the owner of a life insurance policy that arose after the insurer allegedly mailed a “lapse notice” to one of her sons.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
August 15, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Volunteer Allegedly Injured While Picking Up Donated Goods Loses Bid for No-Fault BenefitsA Michigan court has ruled that an insurer was not obligated to pay no-fault personal protection insurance benefits to its insured who allegedly was injured while using a charity’s truck to pick up donated goods.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
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