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 12, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Krolczyk v. Citizens Ins. Co.This is a case in which a Michigan court decided that insureds were estopped from claiming that missing jewelry was worth $44,600 because the same jewelry in bankruptcy was valued at $1,000.
By Alex Valenti | Steven A. Meyerowitz
27 minute read
April 12, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
First Liberty Ins. Corp. v. McGeehanFirst Liberty Ins. Corp. v. McGeehanA federal district court in Pennsylvania has ruled that an insurance company did not owe coverage to a couple injured…
By Alex Valenti | Steven A. Meyerowitz
26 minute read
April 11, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Claimant Had Burden to Show Cessna Pilot Met Annual Requirement for Coverage of CrashA California court has ruled that a claimant had the burden of demonstrating that the pilot of a Cessna aircraft that crashed had completed an annual training requirement as required by the pilot's insurance policy.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
April 11, 2019 | The Recorder
Claimant Had Burden to Show Cessna Pilot Met Annual Requirement for Coverage of CrashA California court has ruled that a claimant had the burden of demonstrating that the pilot of a Cessna aircraft that crashed had completed an annual training requirement as required by the pilot's insurance policy.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
April 11, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Insureds' $1,000 Bankruptcy Valuation of Jewelry Did Not Bar Their Later $44,600 Insurance ClaimA Michigan court has rejected an insurer's contention that insureds were estopped from claiming that missing jewelry was worth $44,600 because they valued the same jewelry in bankruptcy at $1,000.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
5 minute read
April 11, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
'Care, Custody, Control' Exclusion Precluded Coverage of Claim for Damaged OpalsAn appellate court in New Jersey has ruled that an insurance company had no duty to defend its insured in a lawsuit alleging that it damaged more than $4 million worth of opals while trying to open a safe that was in its care, custody, and control.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
April 11, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Family Members Who Did Not Live with Insured Lose Bid for UIM BenefitsA federal district court in Pennsylvania has ruled that an insurance company did not owe coverage to a couple injured in an auto accident under a policy…
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
April 11, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer
Family Members Who Did Not Live With Insured Lose Bid for UIM BenefitsA federal district court in Pennsylvania has ruled that an insurance company did not owe coverage to a couple injured in an auto accident under a policy issued to the husband's father where the couple did not reside with his parents.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
April 10, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Federal Mortgage Insurance Program Does Not Preempt Nevada's Lien Law, 9th Circuit RulesThe Ninth Circuit has ruled that Nevada law granting a homeowners association a lien with superpriority status was not preempted by the Federal Housing Administration's mortgage insurance program.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
April 10, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Exclusion Barred Coverage of Claim That Appraiser Overvalued PropertyA Nevada court has ruled that an exclusion in a professional liability insurance policy issued to an appraiser precluded coverage of a lawsuit against the appraiser.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
5 minute read