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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February 19, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

Texas Supreme Court Rejects Insured’s Effort to Broaden Scope of Expert Discovery

The Supreme Court of Texas has rejected an insured’s effort to broaden the scope of expert discovery to include material otherwise protected by the attorney-client privilege, concluding that the state’s discovery rules do not waive the attorney-client privilege when a client or its representative offers expert testimony.

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

6 minute read

February 14, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

Anatomy of an Elder Fraud: How a Woman Stole an 84-Year-Old Man's Annuity and Home

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

7 minute read

February 14, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

FEMA Administrator Brock Long Resigns

Brock Long, the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has resigned.

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

2 minute read

February 14, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

UN Regulation on Advanced Emergency Braking Systems for Cars Is Intended to Significantly Reduce Crashes

About 40 countries have agreed on a draft United Nations Regulation for Advanced Emergency Braking Systems for cars.

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

3 minute read

February 14, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

Spotlight on Maryland: 76 Charged with Committing Insurance Fraud in 2018

During calendar year 2018, Maryland Insurance Commissioner Al Redmer, Jr., issued 64 civil orders and 12 criminal orders totaling $320,671 in fines, penalties, and restitution.

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

1 minute read

February 14, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

Late Notice, and Late Suit, Bar Connecticut Homeowner’s Claim Against Insurer

A federal district court in Connecticut has rejected a homeowner’s lawsuit against her insurer for damage to her home allegedly caused by a snow or ice storm, finding that she had not provided prompt notice of her loss to her insurer and that she also had initiated her lawsuit too late.

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

4 minute read

February 14, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

Cassie Brown Is Reappointed Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation in Texas

Greg Abbott, the governor of Texas, has reappointed Cassie Brown as commissioner of workers’ compensation at the Texas Department of Insurance.

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

1 minute read

February 14, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

Anatomy of an Elder Fraud: How a Woman Stole an 84-Year-Old Man’s Annuity and Home

An appellate court in Texas has affirmed a woman’s conviction for theft of property from an elderly person in a case that highlights the dangers of elder fraud.

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

7 minute read

February 14, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

Video Showing Violation of Safety Rule Helps Doom Worker’s Comp Claim

A Virginia court has affirmed a decision by the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission denying a claim for benefits by an employee who was injured after violating one of his employer’s safety rules – a violation that was captured on video.

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

6 minute read

February 14, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

Here’s How to Calculate Injured NFL Player’s “Average Weekly Wage” for Workers’ Comp

A Virginia court has upheld a decision by the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission calculating the “average weekly wage” of a professional football player who suffered a work-related injury in the contractual circumstances common to players in the National Football League.

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

10 minute read

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