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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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July 19, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Hurricane Damage Appraisal Ordered After Partial Home Insurance Denial

An appellate court in Florida rules an appraisal is warranted where an insurer had not wholly denied coverage of a hurricane claim and the dispute was over the amount of the homeowners' loss.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

3 minute read

July 18, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

6th Circuit Construes Flood Sublimit to Apply to All Losses, Not Just Property Damage

The Sixth Circuit has ruled that a provision in an insurance policy that limited the insurer's liability for losses from “Flood for High Hazard Zones” applied not only to property damage but to all loss or damage arising out of a flood.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

4 minute read

July 18, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Failure to Attend EUOs and Provide Requested Info Dooms Insureds' Claim for Second Home Fire

The Sixth Circuit has affirmed a district court decision denying an insurance claim filed by two homeowners for damage caused by a second fire to their home.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

4 minute read

July 18, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Court Rejects Allstate's Suit Against Philadelphia Housing Authority for Fire Damage to Insured's Property

A federal district court has ruled that the Philadelphia Housing Authority had immunity for a claim for damage sustained to an insured's home allegedly caused by a fire that originated in an adjacent vacant building owned by the agency.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

4 minute read

July 18, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

County Loses Bid for Indemnification of Claims Stemming from Alleged Suicide at Jail

A federal court in Pennsylvania has rejected a county's contention that a health care provider was obligated to indemnify it for claims arising from an alleged suicide at a county jail.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

6 minute read

July 18, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Here's Why an Autonomous Shuttle and Truck Collided in Las Vegas, According to the NTSB

The National Transportation Safety Board has investigated and released findings on a Las Vegas collision.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

4 minute read

July 18, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

New Jersey Amends Workers' Comp Law for First Responders

New Jersey's governor has signed two bills into law, amending provisions of the state's workers' compensation law for first responders.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

3 minute read

July 17, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

3d Circuit Rejects 'Advertising Injury' Coverage for Suit Over Allegedly False Statements Insured Made About Its Products

The Third Circuit has ruled that an insurer did not have to defend its insured against a competitor's lawsuit where the competitor's claims challenged statements the insured made about its own products.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

3 minute read

July 17, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Appraisal Ordered of Homeowners' Loss Where Insurer Had Not Wholly Denied Their Claim

An appellate court in Florida has ruled that appraisal was warranted where an insurer had not wholly denied coverage of its insured homeowners' claim and the parties' dispute was over the amount of the homeowners' loss.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

3 minute read

July 17, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Connecticut Law Mandates Insurance Coverage for Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions

Connecticut's governor has signed legislation mandating the same insurance coverage for people suffering from mental health and substance use disorder conditions as they have for other illnesses.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

5 minute read