Michael Heller’s, Matthew Spero’s and Lawrence Han’s Winter issue of the Title Reporter was published in the Real Estate Finance Journal. This article discusses the following court rulings and other title insurance-related...more
4/30/2024
/ Appellate Courts ,
Breach of Contract ,
Cure Periods ,
Easements ,
Insurance Industry ,
Property Owners ,
Purchase Agreement ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Sheriffs Sale ,
Third-Party ,
Title Insurance
Here is what we cover in this issue of The Title Reporter: A Legal Update for the Title Insurance Industry
•A federal district court in New York granted summary judgment in favor of a title insurance company and its...more
1/6/2023
/ Appellate Courts ,
Breach of Contract ,
Breach of Duty ,
Fidelity National Title Insurance Company ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
First American Title Insurance Co. ,
Fraud ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
JPMorgan Chase ,
Liens ,
Refinancing ,
Title Insurance
Here is what we cover in this issue of The Title Reporter: A Legal Update for the Title Insurance Industry
•An appellate court in New York has ruled that an exclusion in a title insurance policy precluded coverage of a...more
7/7/2022
/ Appellate Courts ,
Class Action ,
Easements ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
NJ Supreme Court ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Property Damage ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Title Companies ,
Title Insurance ,
VA Supreme Court
Here is what we cover in this issue of The Title Reporter: A Legal Update for the Title Insurance Industry:
•An appellate court in New York has ruled that a title insurance policy excluded coverage for a “Declaration and...more
7/6/2021
/ Action to Quiet Title ,
Adverse Possession ,
Appellate Courts ,
Default ,
Foreclosure ,
Home Equity Line of Credit ,
Liens ,
Loan Modifications ,
Mortgages ,
Quitclaim Deeds ,
Title Insurance
Here is what we cover in this issue of The Title Reporter: A Legal Update for the Title Insurance Industry:
•A trial court in New York has rejected a counterclaim filed against a title insurance company in a case it...more
3/19/2021
/ Appellate Courts ,
Commercial Property Owners ,
Counterclaims ,
Duty to Indemnify ,
Easements ,
Fraud ,
Liability Insurance ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Property Damage ,
Real Estate Transfers ,
Summary Judgment ,
Title Insurance ,
Trespass ,
Warranty Deed
Here is what we cover in this issue of The Title Reporter: A Legal Update for the Title Insurance Industry:
•The Supreme Court of Texas has ruled that a special warranty deed conveying real property limited the grantor’s...more
1/8/2021
/ Appellate Courts ,
Attorney Malpractice ,
Bankruptcy Trustees ,
Breach of Contract ,
Prejudicial Error ,
Quicken Loans ,
Quitclaim Deeds ,
Spoofing ,
Summary Judgment ,
Third-Party ,
Title Companies ,
Title Insurance ,
TX Supreme Court ,
Warranty Deed