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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January 31, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

“Dwelling” in Homeowners’ Insurance Policy Was Ambiguous, Idaho Supreme Court Rules

The Idaho Supreme Court, in a big victory for homeowners, has ruled that the undefined term “dwelling” in a homeowners’ insurance policy was ambiguous and encompassed a detached garage at the insured property.

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

5 minute read

January 30, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

When a Named Insured's Employee is Dead, Does “Named Insured” Exclusion Bar Coverage?

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

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January 30, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

Insurer Agrees to Pay $250,000 to Settle Suit by 90-Year-Old Hit by Car While Walking

An insurance company has agreed to pay its insured’s $250,000 policy limits to settle a lawsuit brought by a 90-year-old man who was struck by the insured’s car while walking in a crosswalk in Los Angeles.

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

2 minute read

January 30, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

N.J. Appeals Court Limits Auto Insurers’ Payments to Ambulatory Surgical Centers

An appellate court in New Jersey has issued a decision that limits the personal injury protection payments auto insurers must make to ambulatory surgical centers.

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

4 minute read

January 30, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

California Insurance Commissioner Reports Insured Losses from November 2018 Wildfires at $11.4 Billion – a 25 Percent Jump from Initial Report

California’s insurance commissioner, Ricardo Lara, has announced that, so far, more than $11.4 billion in insured losses have been reported from the November 2018 wildfires.

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

1 minute read

January 30, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

Emailed Notice of Claim to General Contractor’s Lawyer Did Not Meet Louisiana Public Works Act’s Requirements, 5th Circuit Holds

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled that neither sending notice of a claim by email nor sending it to a general contractor’s lawyer satisfied the Louisiana Public Works Act’s requirement that notice be sent by registered or certified mail to the general contractor at any place in Louisiana that it maintained an office.

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

5 minute read

January 30, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

Globe Life to Pay $7.77 Million in Fines and Restitution to Settle Allegations of Unfair Claims Settlement Practices

Globe Life Insurance Company of New York has agreed to pay a $439,000 fine to the New York State Department of Financial Services as well as to pay restitution to beneficiaries of the holders of life insurance policies having a face amount of approximately $7.33 million to settle allegations that Globe Life violated the New York Insurance Law in various respects.

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

3 minute read

January 29, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

Texas Department of Insurance Obtains Order Requiring Houston Company to Pay $250,000 in Workers’ Comp Fraud Case

A Houston company has pleaded guilty to workers' compensation premium fraud in a case that spanned four years.Alpha Mar, which makes custom parts…

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

2 minute read

January 29, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

9th Circuit Rules Where Petitions for Review of Compensation Orders Under Defense Base Act Should Be Filed

The U.S. Court of Appeals has explained where petitions for review of compensation orders arising under the Defense Base Act should be filed, in a case…

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

4 minute read

January 29, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

10th Circuit Rules That Insurance Policy’s Exclusions for “That Particular Part” of Insured’s Work Were Ambiguous

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, reversing an Oklahoma district court’s decision, has ruled that two exclusions from a commercial…

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

4 minute read

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