TitleNews identified its most popular articles in 2017, including Riker Danzig’s “The Docket: Pennsylvania Court Denies Title Coverage After Settlement Agent’s Misappropriation of Funds,” authored by Michael O’Donnell and Michael Crowley. The article, ranking in the Top 10 TitleNews articles at No. 8, reviews a recent decision by the Superior Court of Pennsylvania that affirmed a decision denying a lender’s claim for coverage from a title insurance company after a settlement agent misappropriated the closing funds and failed to pay off the prior mortgages on the insured property. TitleNews is the publication of the American Land Title Association.
