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 08, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Work-From-Home Employee Who Tripped Over Her Dog Is Denied Workers' Comp BenefitsAn employee working from home who tripped over her dog while reaching for a cup in her kitchen and was injured was not entitled to workers' compensation benefits, a Florida court has ruled.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
April 08, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
AIA Construction Form Barred Insurer's Subrogation Claim, NJ Appeals Court ConfirmsA N.J. appellate court has ruled that a widely used form construction contract precluded insurers' subrogation actions against contracting parties.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
April 08, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Insurance Coverage Case Settled After NJ Supreme Court Argument, and It Dismissed the Appeal. Two Justices Dissented.Should parties be able to settle an insurance coverage case after oral argument in a state supreme court and have the court dismiss the appeal?
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
April 08, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
45-Day Deadline to Seek Review of Workers' Comp Ruling Is Not Jurisdictional, Texas Supreme Court DecidesThe Supreme Court of Texas has ruled that the deadline to seek judicial review of a decision by a DWC appeals panel, while mandatory, is not jurisdictional.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
6 minute read
April 08, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Florida Pharmacist Is Ninth Sentenced in $100 Million Compounding Pharmacy FraudA Florida pharmacist has been sentenced to 120 months in prison followed by three years supervised release.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
April 08, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
How to protect small businesses from cybercrimeThe 'Advance Fee Scam' is alive and well in 2019 with no signs of going away anytime soon.
By Uzi Scheffer
6 minute read
April 04, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
R & T Acoustics v. AguirreIn this case, a Kentucky court decided that a positive cocaine test of an injured employee did not bar his workers' compensation claim.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
14 minute read
April 04, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Cocaine in Employee's System Did Not Bar His Workers' Comp Claim, Kentucky Court SaysA Kentucky court has affirmed a decision by the Workers' Compensation Board that a positive cocaine test of an injured employee did not bar his workers'…
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
5 minute read
April 04, 2019 | The Recorder
Insurer Cannot Sue Tenants in Subrogation for Amount It Paid for Fire DamageThis story is reprinted with permission from FC&S Legal, the industry's only comprehensive digital resource designed for insurance…
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
5 minute read
April 04, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Insurer Cannot Sue Tenants in Subrogation for Amount It Paid for Fire DamageA California appellate court has ruled that an insurer could not bring an equitable subrogation action against lessees for amounts it paid out under its…
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
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