Steven A. Meyerowitz

July 10, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

A federal district court in Florida has remanded to state court an insured's action against his insurance carrier after finding that the insured's $111,000 settlement demand was insufficient to demonstrate that the amount in controversy exceeded $75,000.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

4 minute read

July 10, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The Supreme Court of Minnesota has ruled that the section of the state's Workers' Compensation Act barring reimbursement for a health care provider deemed to have provided excessive, unnecessary, or inappropriate services did not prohibit reimbursement under the No-Fault Act for a different provider that offered the same services.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

5 minute read

July 10, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

A person arrested after burning an American flag near the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland has settled his lawsuit against the city for $225,000.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

3 minute read

July 10, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, tens of thousands of consumers who bought medical discount plans from Simple Health Plans LLC will be notified that they do not currently have comprehensive health insurance.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

2 minute read

July 10, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation has reported that it is working on rules to enact new legislation that prevents injured employees from getting surprise medical bills after receiving treatment at federal military facilities.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

2 minute read

July 09, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The Ninth Circuit has asked the Nevada Supreme Court to determine an insurer's right to reimbursement where it retained that right in a reservation of rights letter but the policy did not contain a reservation of rights provision.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

5 minute read

July 09, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The Fifth Circuit has ruled that an insurer may not rely on a consent-to-settle exclusion in an insurance policy to deny coverage of a claim made by an unnamed additional insured under that policy absent evidence that the unnamed additional insured knew or should have known of the exclusion.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

5 minute read

July 09, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

A Florida court has ruled that the owner of a Miami condominium damaged by a water leak was not entitled to recover for the damage because he was living in New York and was renting the condo to tenants at the time of the leak.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

3 minute read

July 09, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Here are the top federal legislative/regulatory developments from the Insurance Coverage Law Center for June.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

1 minute read

July 09, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

A Nevada law prohibits insurers from denying certain coverage for maternity care because the insured acts as a gestational carrier.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

2 minute read