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Riker Danzig Title Insurance Article Makes TitleNews Top 10 Online Articles of 2017

TitleNews identified its most popular articles in 2017, including Riker Danzig’s “The Docket: Pennsylvania Court Denies Title...

The Docket: Pennsylvania Court Denies Title Coverage After Settlement Agent’s Misappropriation of Funds

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New Jersey Superior Court Holds Condominium Association Was Not Entitled to Redeem Tax Sale Certificate on Condominium

The Superior Court of New Jersey, Hudson County, Chancery Division-General Equity Part recently held that a condominium...

Supreme Court Holds That Cities May Have Standing to Bring Discriminatory Lending Lawsuits Under the FHA for Banks’ Alleged Redlining Practices

In a groundbreaking decision issued Monday, the United States Supreme Court held that a city may have...

New Jersey Appellate Division Affirms That Refinancing Mortgage Should Be Granted Priority Over Life Estates Under the Principles of Replacement and Modification

In a decision approved for publication on July 10, 2017, New Jersey’s Appellate Division held that if...

Minnesota Appellate Court Holds Title Insurance Company Not Liable for Boundary Line Dispute Under the Defective Description and Survey Exceptions

In a noteworthy decision for the title insurance industry, the Minnesota Court of Appeals recently held on...

New Jersey Appellate Division Holds Foreclosing Lender Who Simply Winterized and Secured a Condominium Is Not a Mortgagee in Possession and Not Responsible for Condominium Association Fees

In a noteworthy decision for New Jersey lenders approved for publication, the New Jersey Appellate Division recently...

The Not So Short “Short Sale”: New Legislation in New Jersey Helps Expedite the Short Sale Process

The New Jersey Legislature recently amended New Jersey’s Fair Foreclosure Act to require loan servicers on residential...

Maryland Federal Court Holds Insured Lender’s Late Notice Barred Title Insurance Claim

The United States District Court for the District of Maryland recently held that an insured lender’s title...