Title Disputes

Texas Federal Court Holds Exclusion 3(a) Bars Claim of Insured Owner and Bankruptcy Trustee

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas recently affirmed a bankruptcy court’s holding...

Superior Court of Pennsylvania Affirms Trial Court’s Granting Summary Judgment in Action to Quiet Title Where Subsurface Rights Were Extinguished After Tax Sale

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently held that a 1902 tax sale extinguished a party’s subsurface gas,...

Washington D.C. Appellate Court Holds Foreclosure of Condominium Lien Extinguished First Mortgage Despite Condominium Association’s Representations to the Contrary

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals recently held that a condominium association’s foreclosure of a “super-priority” condominium lien...

Pennsylvania Appellate Court Affirms Order Granting of Summary Judgment to Title Insurer Based on Survey Exception

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently affirmed a trial court’s order granting a title insurance company summary...

New York Federal Court Grants Insured’s Motion To Amend Complaint

The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York recently granted the plaintiff-insured’s motion...

​Oklahoma Federal Court Holds Restrictive Covenants on Property Did Not Render It Unmarketable but May Be Covered Encumbrances Under the Title Policy

The United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma recently held that use restrictions on...

Louisiana Appellate Court Holds Title Insurance Policy Insures Against Judgments Against Insured’s Prior Co-Owner

The Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit, recently reversed the judgment of the trial court and...

Utah Federal Court Holds That Title Insurance Company Was Not Required to Tender Payment to Its Insured Within 30 Days of Accepting a Claim

The United States District Court for the District of Utah recently granted a title insurance company’s motion...

New York Court Denies Motion for Summary Judgment from Property Purchasers and Holds Deed May Be Void Ab Initio

The Surrogate’s Court of New York, Queens County recently denied respondents’ motion for summary judgment and held...

New York’s First Department Holds Mortgagee’s Interest in Property Was Not Rendered Null and Void Where Mortgagors Had Acquired Property by Fraudulent Means

The First Department of New York’s Appellate Division recently held that a mortgagee’s interest in a property...

Texas Appellate Court Affirms Grant of Summary Judgment for Title Agent, Holding It Was Not Liable to Third Party for Escrow Disbursement

A Texas appellate court recently affirmed a lower court’s decision granting summary judgment and holding that a...

Connecticut Court Grants Title Insurance Company’s Motion for Summary Judgment and Holds Insureds Agreed to Easement Traversing Property

The Superior Court of Connecticut recently held that insured owners were barred from coverage under a title...