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 05, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Top State Supreme Court Insurance Coverage Cases from the Insurance Coverage Law Center for JulyHere are the top state supreme court insurance coverage cases from the Insurance Coverage Law Center for July.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
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August 05, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Interrelatedness Provision Dooms Coverage of All Claims Where Insured Failed to Provide Timely Notice of First OneThe Fifth Circuit has ruled that an insurance company properly denied all of its insured’s claims under the “interrelatedness” provision of a directors and officers liability insurance policy where the insured had learned of a related claim when the previous year’s policy was in effect but failed to timely notify the insurer of that initial claim.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
August 05, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
New Jersey Appellate Court Rejects Insured’s ‘Property Damage’ ClaimAn appellate court in New Jersey has ruled that an insured could not assert a property damage claim after its excavator fell into a river, concluding that the river had not been damaged.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
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August 05, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Starr Insurance Companies Extends Defense Base Act Coverage to Small ContractorsStarr Insurance Companies’ Defense Base Act insurance coverage now is available to small federal government contractors.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
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August 01, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Insurer Can’t Shake Coverage Case Even After Confessing JudgmentAn appellate court in Florida has rejected a request by an automobile insurer in a first-party insurance coverage case to block the deposition of the insurer’s representative, declaring that the insurer’s confession of judgment had not ended the case.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
August 01, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Small Claims Court Ruling Did Not Bar Insurer’s Subrogation Action, North Dakota Supreme Court RulesThe Supreme Court of North Dakota has ruled that an insurer’s subrogation action should not have been dismissed on the basis of a small claims court ruling.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
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August 01, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Insurer’s Subrogation Action Falls on Economic Loss DoctrineA Wisconsin appellate court has ruled that the economic loss doctrine barred an insurer’s subrogation action against the manufacturer of an allegedly defective product.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
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August 01, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Defensive Issue Preclusion Did Not Bar Worker’s Comp Insurer’s SuitAn appellate court in Iowa has reversed a trial court’s decision and ruled that defensive issue preclusion did not bar a workers’ compensation insurer’s lawsuit seeking to recover on a lien.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
6 minute read
August 01, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
New Connecticut Law Provides PTSD Workers’ Comp Coverage for First RespondersConnecticut’s governor has signed into law a bill providing workers’ compensation benefits to police officers, parole officers, and firefighters who have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder after witnessing an unnerving event in the line of duty.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
August 01, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
New York City Pharmacy Owner and Managers Charged with Stealing Millions from MedicaidA New York City pharmacy owner and three of her managers have been charged with participating in a multi-million dollar Medicaid fraud scheme involving kickbacks and HIV drugs.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
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