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 04, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Auto Insurance Policy's Reimbursement Provision Was Ambiguous, South Dakota Supreme Court RulesThe Supreme Court of South Dakota has ruled that a reimbursement provision in an automobile insurance policy was ambiguous and, as a result, the insurer could not recover payments it made on behalf of its insured after he was injured in an auto accident from the settlement the insured reached with the other driver.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
5 minute read
June 04, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
5th Circuit Finds Bodily Injury Coverage in Wrongful Conviction CaseThe Fifth Circuit has found coverage for a Mississippi county under insurance policies issued decades apart for claims of bodily injury suffered by three individuals wrongly convicted of rape and murder.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
June 04, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
California Appellate Court Rejects Insurer's Broad Reading of Criminal Acts ExclusionA California appellate court has affirmed a judgment against an insurance company, rejecting its broad reading of the criminal acts exclusion in its commercial general liability insurance policies.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
June 03, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Escrow Company's Insurance Policy Excluded Coverage for Claim It Failed to Pay Client's TaxesA California court has ruled that an escrow company's professional liability insurance did not cover a claim that it negligently failed to follow a client's instructions directing it to pay current and delinquent taxes on property being refinanced.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
June 03, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Hurricane Frances Hit Florida in 2004. Insurance Coverage Issues Still Are Being Litigated.The snail-paced resolution of insurance claims for property damage caused by a hurricane that hit Florida in 2004 will continue following an appellate court's decision in a case brought against Citizens Property Insurance Corporation.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
7 minute read
June 03, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Top 10 Insurance Coverage Cases from the Insurance Coverage Law Center for MayHere are the Top 10 insurance coverage cases from the Insurance Coverage Law Center for May.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
1 minute read
June 03, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Top State Supreme Court Insurance Coverage Cases from the Insurance Coverage Law Center for MayHere are the top state supreme court insurance coverage cases from the Insurance Coverage Law Center for May.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
1 minute read
May 30, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Insureds Settled UIM Claims When They Deposited Insurer's Checks, Even In Absence of Signed ReleasesThe Tenth Circuit has ruled that the doctrine of accord and satisfaction barred insureds who accepted payment from their insurer to settle their uninsured/underinsured motorist benefits claims from seeking additional UIM benefits, even if they had not signed a release.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
May 30, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Discovery Responses Should Have Alerted Insurer to Amount in Controversy, Rendering Its Removal Untimely, Florida Court RulesA federal district court in Florida has ruled that the 30-day period for an insurer to remove a coverage action began when the insureds served the insurer with their discovery responses because they contained enough information for the insurer to ascertain that the amount in controversy exceeded the jurisdictional threshold.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
May 30, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Insurance Does Not Cover 'Faulty Workmanship,' Alabama Supreme Court ReaffirmsThe Supreme Court of Alabama has reaffirmed that a commercial general liability insurance policy does not cover faulty workmanship claims against an insured.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
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