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].
April 30, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Insurer Did Not Breach 90-Day Bar When It Proposed Settlement, Florida Appeals Court RulesAn appellate court in Florida has reversed a trial court's decision and ruled that an insurer had not violated the 90-day bar on proposing a settlement to its insureds, which may entitle the insurer to recover its attorneys' fees.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
April 30, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Michigan Appeals Court Rejects Insurer's Defenses in AOB CaseAnother appellate panel in Michigan has issued a decision rejecting an insurer's contention that it did not have to pay no-fault benefits to a heath care provider because of an anti-assignment provision in its insurance policy.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
5 minute read
April 30, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Insured's Failure to Disclose Income to Federal Government Barred His Insurance ClaimAn appellate court in Michigan has ruled that an insured's failure to disclose income to the Internal Revenue Service and the Social Security Administration supported his insurer's position that he made fraudulent statements to the insurer when he sought to recover benefits under his auto policy.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
April 29, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Claim That Hacker Caused Nearly $1 Million Loss May Be Covered by Computer Fraud Insurance PolicyA federal district court in New Jersey has refused to dismiss a company's lawsuit against its insurer seeking to recover a nearly $1 million loss allegedly caused by a hacker.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
6 minute read
April 29, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Expands Prisoners' Right to Unemployment Comp BenefitsThe Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has ruled that a Pennsylvania law barring payment of unemployment compensation benefits for an incarcerated employee does not apply to a person incarcerated on weekends only.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
April 29, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Oklahoma Supreme Court Rejects Statutory Cap on Noneconomic Damages Resulting from Bodily InjuryThe Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that the statutory cap on noneconomic damages resulting from bodily injury – contained in 23 O.S. 2011 § 61.2(B)-(F) – was unconstitutional.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
April 29, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Montana Supreme Court Limits Enforceability Against Insurer of Insured's Settlement with PlaintiffsThe Supreme Court of Montana has reversed a trial court's decision that a $10 million stipulated settlement entered into by plaintiffs with an insured accounting firm was reasonable.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
6 minute read
April 29, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Reducing the cost of fraudulent auto claimsWeakening New York Regulation 79 could negatively impact fraud-fighting efforts.
By William Pagan
4 minute read
April 26, 2019 | Daily Business Review
Homeowners Lose Jury Award Because Misrepresentations Voided Insurance PolicyA state appellate court in Miami rules homeowners can't collect damages after making misrepresentations on an insurance claim.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
5 minute read
April 25, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Auto Policies Prohibited UIM Stacking, Missouri Appeals Court ConcludesA Missouri appellate court, reversing a trial court's decision, has ruled that four insurance policies issued to a couple unambiguously prohibited stacking of underinsured motorist benefits.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
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