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].
March 27, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Insurer Owed Defense to Church in Election Law Suit, 5th Circuit SaysThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, reversing a district court's decision, has ruled that an insurance carrier had a duty to defend a church…
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
8 minute read
March 27, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Car Renter Bought Supplemental Insurance. He Still Wasn't Covered for Accident.The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has rejected a claim for underinsured motorist coverage brought by an individual who rented…
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
March 27, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Baltimore Jury Awards Plaintiff $2.2 Million in Lead Paint CaseA jury in Baltimore, Maryland, has awarded $2,200,000 to a young man who claimed that he suffered permanent brain damage as a result of ingesting lead…
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
March 27, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
FEMA Did Not Safeguard Disaster Survivors' Sensitive Personally Identifiable Information, Report FindsThe Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“OIG”), while auditing the Transitional Sheltering Assistance (“TSA”)…
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
March 27, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
New Jersey Establishes Advanced Autonomous Vehicle Task ForceNew Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed into law a joint resolution creating an advanced autonomous vehicle task force.The resolution defines “advanced…
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
March 26, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Client's Failure to Mention Life Insurance to Divorce Lawyer Doomed Malpractice Case, Nebraska Supreme Court RulesThe Supreme Court of Nebraska has rejected a client's malpractice action against her divorce lawyer after finding sufficient evidence to indicate that…
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
7 minute read
March 26, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Insured Couldn't Replace Destroyed Warehouse with Apartment Complex, 9th Circuit ConfirmsThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, affirming a district court's decision, has ruled that an insured could not “replace” his warehouse…
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
March 26, 2019 | The Recorder
Insured Couldn't Replace Destroyed Warehouse with Apartment Complex, 9th Circuit ConfirmsThis story is reprinted with permission from FC&S Legal, the industry's only comprehensive digital resource designed for insurance coverage…
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
March 26, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Occupational Accident Insurance Did Not Cover Insured's Injuries from His Aggression in FightA federal district court in Virginia has ruled that an insurer that issued an occupational accident insurance policy had no obligation to an insured for…
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
March 26, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
IRS Issues Proposed Regs on New Tax Reporting Requirements for Life Insurance Contract TransactionsThe Internal Revenue Service has issued proposed regulations on the new information reporting requirements for certain life insurance contracts under…
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read