Steven A. Meyerowitz

February 25, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, holding that the term “decay” in an insurance policy issued to a church was ambiguous, has ruled that the church was entitled to coverage for damage caused when a ceiling in the church partially collapsed.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

5 minute read

February 25, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

A federal district court in Georgia has ruled that an employee who allegedly was involved in an accident while driving a vehicle personally owned by an executive officer of her employer – and the officer himself – were not entitled to a defense or indemnification from the company’s insurer for a lawsuit stemming from the accident.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

4 minute read

February 25, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, affirming a district court’s decision, has ruled that an insurance company did not have to indemnify a bar for damages resulting from a bar fight where the bar failed to comply with the notice provisions of its insurance policies.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

6 minute read

February 22, 2019 | Daily Business Review

This story is reprinted with permission from FC&S Legal, the industry's only comprehensive digital resource designed for insurance coverage law professionals.…

By Steven A. Meyerowitz, Esq., Director, FC&S Legal

5 minute read

February 21, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

An appellate court in Texas has affirmed a trial court’s decision granting summary judgment to an insurer in a case brought by an auto body shop over “prevailing market labor rates.”

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

4 minute read

February 21, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

A federal district court in Texas, citing appraisal of the insured’s claim and the insurer’s payment of the amount awarded by the appraisers, has granted summary judgment in favor of the insurer in the insured’s lawsuit.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

4 minute read

February 21, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

A federal district court in Florida has ruled that a mold/fungal exclusion relieved an insurer of its duty to defend its insureds in a lawsuit – but the court nevertheless denied the insurer’s motion to recover fees and costs it incurred in defending its insureds under a reservation of rights.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

4 minute read

February 21, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

A Georgia appellate court has reversed a trial court’s decision granting summary judgment against an insured after the trial court decided that an exclusion in an insurance policy was “plain and unambiguous.” The appellate court ruled that the exclusion had to be read in “context” before it could be determined whether it was plain and unambiguous.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

6 minute read

February 21, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

New York City has agreed to settle a civil fraud lawsuit filed by the Manhattan U.S. Attorney alleging that the New York City Department of Transportation fraudulently obtained millions of dollars from the Federal Emergency Management Agency by falsely claiming that numerous vehicles were damaged during Superstorm Sandy.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

5 minute read

February 21, 2019 | The Recorder

California disaster insurance would function like home insurance but for the state — allowing the state to pay a premium.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

3 minute read