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].
May 09, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Med Mal Insurer Must Cover Default Against Insured Physician Who Fled Country, 4th Circuit RulesThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has ruled that a medical malpractice insurance company owed coverage for a default judgment obtained against an insured physician who fled the country and refused to participate in the defense of a malpractice action against him.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
6 minute read
May 09, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Insured's Misrepresentations About Status of Vessel Voided Insurance PolicyThe U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida has ruled that an insured's misrepresentations regarding the status of his vessel voided his insurance policy ab initio under uberrimae fidei.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
May 08, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Winning 'unwinnable' auto claimsWhen defending auto accident claims, not everything is as clear as it might seem.
By Marie Ignozzi
7 minute read
May 08, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal
Third Circuit Rejects Employees' Claim for $1 Million in UIM BenefitsThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, affirming a district court's decision, has rejected two employees' claims that they were entitled to $1 million in underinsured motorist benefits.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
6 minute read
May 08, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Homeowner Sued Insurer More Than One Year After Learning of Water Leak, Dooming ClaimA federal district court in Pennsylvania has granted summary judgment to an insurer on a breach of contract claim brought by a homeowner because she filed her action more than one year after she learned of a water leak in her home.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
May 08, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer
Court: Policy's Shortened Filing Window Doomed Homeowner's Claim Over Water LeakA federal district court in Pennsylvania has granted summary judgment to an insurer on a breach of contract claim brought by a homeowner because she filed her action more than one year after she learned of a water leak in her home.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
May 08, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Insured's Admission Barred Claim for Coverage of Explosion, 3d Circuit RulesThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that an admission that an insured made during discovery foreclosed its claims under an equipment breakdown insurance policy.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
May 08, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Jury Awards $10 Million to Parents of Teens Killed in Head-On Collision with 99-Year-Old DriverA jury in Florida has awarded $10 million to the parents of two teenagers killed in a head-on collision with a recreational vehicle driven by a 99-year-old man.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
May 07, 2019 | Daily Business Review
DOJ Supports Kushner Family Health Insurance Venture in Florida SuitThe company founded by Jared Kushner's brother has the support of the Justice Department on antitrust grounds.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
May 07, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Admitting Error on Firearms Exclusion, Court Reverses Ruling Denying Judgment for InsurerThe U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia has admitted it erred when it denied a commercial general liability insurance company's motion for a judgment declaring that it was not obligated to defend or indemnify its insured against claims arising out of a fatal shooting on the insured's premises.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
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