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Steven A. Meyerowitz

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].

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March 19, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Widow Loses Bid for Death Benefits for Husband Killed by Tow Truck

A federal district court in California has ruled that death benefits were not payable to a widow who said that her husband had been struck after he exited…

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

3 minute read

March 19, 2019 | The Recorder

Widow Loses Bid for Death Benefits for Husband Killed by Tow Truck

A federal judge has ruled that death benefits were not payable to a widow who said that her husband had been struck after he exited a tow truck and it backed over him, reasoning that he had not been “in or on” the tow truck at the time of his death.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

3 minute read

March 19, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Insured's Ignorance About Insurance Policy's Existence Did Not Excuse Untimely Notice, New York Court Rules

A federal district court in New York has ruled that an insured that waited for years to notify its insurer of an environmental contamination claim because…

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

5 minute read

March 19, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Idaho Supreme Court Limits Coverage Under Dishonesty Bond to Neurosurgeon's PC

The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled that a dishonesty bond that insured a neurosurgeon's professional corporation covered losses sustained only by the…

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

6 minute read

March 19, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Transportation Department Launches Council to Support Emerging Transportation Technology

The U.S. Department of Transportation (“DOT”) has created the Non-Traditional and Emerging Transportation Technology (“NETT”) Council, an internal…

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

2 minute read

March 19, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

New York Insurance Regulator Approves Expansion of Property Insurance Market

The New York State Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) has approved the applications by the Palisades Insurance Company (“PIC”) and Palisades…

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

2 minute read

March 18, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Employee Paid But Not Working, Then Fired, Can Collect Unemployment Benefits, New Jersey Court Decides

A New Jersey court, reversing a labor department decision, has ruled that an employee who was paid but not providing services, and then was fired, can…

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

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March 18, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Workers' Comp Law Barred Widow's Claim That Husband Died Because Employer Failed to Enforce Anti-Drug Policy

An appellate court in Ohio has ruled that the state's workers' compensation law barred a widow's tort claim against Ford Motor Company alleging that…

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

3 minute read

March 18, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Is This the Most Perverse Aspect of Michigan's No-Fault Insurance Law?

A concurring opinion by a justice of the Supreme Court of Michigan highlights what may be “the most perverse aspect” of the state's no-fault insurance…

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

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March 18, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Property Owner Named as 'Borrower' on Insurance Policy Cannot Sue Insurer to Cover Loss

A Florida court has ruled that the owner of property damaged by Hurricane Irma could not sue the property's insurer where the mortgagee was the named…

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

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