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].
January 24, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Anita Fox Assumes Role as Director of Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial ServicesAnita Fox has begun her tenure as the director of the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (“DIFS”).Director Fox, who was appointed…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
1 minute read
January 24, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Virginia Supreme Court Narrows Reach of Insurance Policy’s “Coverage-Extension” ProvisionsThe Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that coverage-extension provisions in a commercial property insurance policy issued to a limited liability company…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
January 24, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Strikes Down Auto Insurance Policies’ Household Vehicle ExclusionThe Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that the household vehicle exclusion contained in motor vehicle insurance policies violated Section 1738 of the…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
5 minute read
January 24, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Rhode Island Supreme Court Decides That Insurer’s Duty to Settle Did Not Run to Third Party ClaimantsThe Rhode Island Supreme Court has ruled that an insurer’s obligation to deal with settlement offers in good faith extended only to its insured or…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
6 minute read
January 24, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Kansas Supreme Court Rules That Insurer Was Prejudiced as a Matter of Law by Insured’s Failure to Notify It of LawsuitThe Kansas Supreme Court, reversing lower court decisions, has ruled that an insurer was prejudiced as a matter of law by its insured’s failure to…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
7 minute read
January 23, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Ex-Owner of Brooklyn Medical Supply Company Sentenced to Prison for One Million Dollar Medicaid FraudKester Atumonyogo, of Baldwin, New York, has been sentenced to prison for defrauding New York’s Medicaid program of over $1 million. Judge Danny…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
January 23, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
What’s a “Domestic Duty” for Insurance Purposes? Well, It’s Not Raising Cattle, Wisconsin Court RulesAn appellate court in Wisconsin, reversing a trial court’s decision, has ruled that “domestic duties” relating to an insured home and…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
January 23, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
False Statements in Insured’s Attendant-Care Services Forms Doomed Bid for Insurance BenefitsAn appellate court in Michigan, affirming a trial court’s decision, has ruled that an insured committed a fraudulent insurance act by submitting…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
5 minute read
January 23, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Insurer to Pay $800,000 to Security Guard Who Said He Fell on Icy CourtyardThe insurer for the owner of a residential building in the Bronx has agreed to pay $800,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a security guard who asserted…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
January 23, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
States and Federal Government Reach Two Settlements with Walgreens Over Medicaid ChargesNew York and other states, together with the federal government, have reached two settlements with Walgreens over charges that it improperly billed the…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
5 minute read