Title Insurance Law

California Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Claim Against Title Insurer

The California Court of Appeals recently affirmed a trial court’s order dismissing breach of contract and negligence...

North Carolina Federal Court Holds Insured’s Actions Excluded Coverage Under Title Insurance Policy

The United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina recently granted a title insurer’s...

Pennsylvania Court Affirms That Title Insurer Did Not Have Duty to Defend Owner in Quiet Title Action

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently affirmed a decision granting a title insurer summary judgment on the...

Seventh Circuit Finds Insured Owners Suffered No Loss Under Title Insurance Policy After Insurer Settled With Lender

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently affirmed a district court’s grant of...

Georgia Appellate Court Holds Lender’s Diminution-In-Value Loss Required to Be Calculated as of the Date Of Foreclosure under Title Policy

The Court of Appeals of Georgia recently held that a trial court erred in calculating a lender’s...

Supreme Court of Arizona Holds Lender’s Diminution-in-Value Loss Required to Be Calculated as of the Date the Policy Was Issued Rather Than Date of Foreclosure

In a significant decision for both the title and banking industries, the Arizona Supreme Court recently held...

Maryland Federal Court Dismisses State Law Claim Against Title Agency for Alleged Kickback Scheme

The United States District Court for the District of Maryland recently dismissed a state law claim against...

Fifth Circuit Rejects TILA Claims for Loans Obtained in Exchange for Tax Lien Transfers

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently held that money lent in exchange...

Pennsylvania Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Claim Against Title Insurer

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently affirmed a trial court’s grant of summary judgment for a title...

Florida Appellate Court Limits Mortgagee Could Not Recover More Than the Limit of the Parties’ Profit Sharing Agreement

A Florida appellate court recently held that a profit sharing agreement between a mortgagor and a mortgagee...

New Jersey Appellate Division Holds That Mortgagor Lacked Standing to Challenge Assignment of Note and Mortgage to Foreclosing Mortgagee

The New Jersey Appellate Division recently held that a mortgagor could not challenge the assignment of a...

Fourth Circuit Holds That Assignee of Defaulted Auto Loans Was Not Debt Collector Under the FDCPA

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently held that a company that purchased...