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 19, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Widow Loses Bid for Death Benefits for Husband Killed by Tow TruckA 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 TruckA 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 RulesA 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 PCThe 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 TechnologyThe 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 MarketThe 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 DecidesA 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
4 minute read
March 18, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Workers' Comp Law Barred Widow's Claim That Husband Died Because Employer Failed to Enforce Anti-Drug PolicyAn 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
4 minute read
March 18, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Property Owner Named as 'Borrower' on Insurance Policy Cannot Sue Insurer to Cover LossA 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
4 minute read
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