Steven A. Meyerowitz

June 17, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

An appellate court in an insurance coverage case in Florida has reversed a trial court's decision striking the insureds' pleadings and imposing sanctions on their law firm for failing to produce an adjuster for a deposition.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

4 minute read

June 17, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Rostin Behnam, a CFTC commissioner, warned of the effects of climate change on insurers and other participants in the derivatives markets in a recent presentation before the Market Risk Advisory Committee.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

2 minute read

June 13, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has rejected fraud claims asserted by individuals who previously entered into structured settlement agreements with Lexington Insurance Company.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

5 minute read

June 13, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The Supreme Court of Delaware has ruled that the exclusivity provision of the state's workers' compensation law does not prevent employees from receiving underinsured motorist benefits provided by automobile liability policies purchased by their employers from third-party insurance companies.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

4 minute read

June 13, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

A federal district court in Florida has dismissed an insurer's declaratory judgment action to give a state court considering a motion for proceedings supplementary in a pending lawsuit against the insured construction company time to determine the insured's rights under its insurance policies.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

4 minute read

June 13, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The Sixth Circuit has ruled that a tort claim under Tennessee law against Amazon in connection with the sale of a hoverboard can move forward.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

4 minute read

June 13, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The Colorado Division of Insurance (“DOI”) has announced that, because the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (“USPSTF”) has determined that the…

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

2 minute read

June 13, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Vermont's governor has signed S.131, relating to the creation of an insurance “regulatory sandbox” that permits the financial regulation commissioner to grant limited-duration innovation waivers.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

3 minute read

June 12, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

A federal district court in New Jersey has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Consolidated Rail Corporation seeking insurance coverage for costs it incurred after a train derailment.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

4 minute read

June 12, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

A federal district court in Pennsylvania has dismissed a homeowner's bad faith claim against her insurer, finding that it failed to meet either part of the two-prong test for a facially plausible claim for bad faith.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

3 minute read