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].
June 19, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Displaced Homeowners May Seek 'Inconvenience' Damages from PSE&G Not Covered by InsuranceAn appellate court in New Jersey has ruled that displaced homeowners may seek damages for “inconvenience.”
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
June 19, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Two Chicago Women Plead Guilty to $1.7 Million Workers' Comp FraudTwo women from Chicago, Illinois, have pleaded guilty for their roles in a scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Workers' Compensation Programs of $1.7 million by falsely billing for services on a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week basis for over seven years.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
June 19, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Jury Awards $500,000 in UIM Benefits to Passenger Injured in CrashA Maryland jury has awarded $500,000 in underinsured motorist benefits to a woman injured in an automobile accident.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
June 18, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
My Insurance Company Is Bankrupt, But Is Reinsured. Can I Make A Claim Directly Against the Reinsurer?This Eye on the Experts article discusses a potential source of recovery for policyholders in the event an insurer goes bankrupt.
By Syed S. Ahmad, Patrick M. McDermott, and Yaniel Abreu
11 minute read
June 18, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Distinguishing Minkler, 9th Circuit Rejects Insurance Coverage in Case Alleging Sexual Assault at Day Care CenterThe Ninth Circuit has ruled that a woman who operated a home day care center was not entitled to coverage under her renters insurance policy for a lawsuit alleging that her negligent supervision had proximately caused the sexual assault of a child.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
5 minute read
June 18, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Insured Suing Under NFIP Policy May Be Able to Recover Attorneys' Fees, One Florida Court RulesA federal district court in Florida has denied a flood insurer's motion to dismiss an insured's request for attorneys' fees and costs under a standard flood insurance policy.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
June 18, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Insured's Appraiser Was Not 'Impartial' Where It Had Financial Interest in OutcomeA Florida court has ruled that an insured's public adjuster could not act as its appraiser where the adjuster had a financial interest in the amount the insured recovered from its insurer.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
June 17, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Kansas Supreme: Law Capping Jury Awards for Noneconomic Damages in PI Cases Is UnconstitutionalThe Supreme Court of Kansas has ruled that a Kansas law capping jury awards for noneconomic damages in personal injury actions was unconstitutional because it violated the “inviolate” right of trial by jury guarantee in Section 5 of the Kansas Constitution Bill of Rights.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
5 minute read
June 17, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Montana Supreme: Endorsements Did Not Provide AI Coverage to Property OwnerThe Supreme Court of Montana has ruled that neither of two endorsements to a commercial general liability insurance policy issued to a subcontractor afforded additional insured coverage to a property owner.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
June 17, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
South Carolina Supreme: Insurer Did Not Waive Attorney-Client Privilege by Denying Liability in AnswerThe Supreme Court of South Carolina has ruled that an insurance company that denied liability and also asserted good faith in an answer to an insurance bad faith action did not place privileged attorney-client communications “at issue” such that it waived the privilege.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
5 minute read
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