Steven A. Meyerowitz

December 02, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

A California court has ruled that an insurer did not have to defend landlords sued by a tenant alleging that she and her children had been forced to vacate the apartment they rented because it was neither zoned for residential use nor habitable.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

3 minute read

December 02, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Here are the Top 10 insurance coverage cases from the Insurance Coverage Law Center for November.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

1 minute read

December 02, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Here are the top state supreme court insurance coverage cases from the Insurance Coverage Law Center for November.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

1 minute read

November 26, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that insurance coverage for a malicious prosecution claim against a city by a plaintiff exonerated in 2014 was triggered when the plaintiff was maliciously prosecuted by the city in 1994.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

3 minute read

November 26, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The Supreme Court of Idaho has ruled that a bank that obtained title to a borrower's hotel after placing a full credit bid on the hotel in a non-judicial foreclosure sale could not assert a deficiency claim against a title insurer relating to the title insurer's disbursement of proceeds from the sale of other collateral.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

4 minute read

November 26, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The Supreme Court of Alaska has affirmed a decision by the Alaska Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission that a workers' comp claimant's 2017 request to reopen a 2011 claim, itself tied to a 2001 incident, was barred by res judicata.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

4 minute read

November 25, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has struck down an automobile insurance policy provision requiring an insured seeking first-party medical benefits to submit to an independent medical exam whenever the insurer required and with a doctor chosen by the insurer.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

6 minute read

November 25, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The Connecticut Supreme Court has issued a decision essentially foreclosing insurance coverage in crumbling concrete cases except in the most extreme instances.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

7 minute read

November 25, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The Supreme Court of California has ruled that insurance companies are not required under an amendment to the state's constitution to obtain a borrower's signed agreement to be able to charge compound interest on a loan.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

5 minute read

November 25, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The Supreme Court of Texas has ruled that a court – and not an arbitrator – must decide whether class action claims against a home warranty company must be arbitrated.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

5 minute read