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The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the data exposure discovered at First American Financial Corp. An inquiry letter was provided to the real estate developer that initially discovered the exposure. Read on for more details.

The owner of property that was part of a dispute over an encroaching wall sued its title insurer for failing to defend the litigation. The case eventually went before the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Read on for more details.

The owner of property in Porterville, Calif., filed suit against the bank and title insurer, alleging wrongful foreclosure. He brought claims for wrongful foreclosure, fraudulent misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation, promissory estoppel and violations of California’s Unfair Competition Law. The case went before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California on the bank’s motion to dismiss. Read on for more details.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation amending the Title Insurance Act to provide that an expansion of the definition of good funds. Read on for more details.

Ohio Insurance Director Jillian Froment announced the addition of three new members to the Ohio Department of Insurance senior team. All three bring significant experience to key positions at the department. Read on for more details.

A North Miami Beach, Fla., man was sentenced to time in prison and ordered to pay more than $3 million in restitution to a mortgage fraud scheme targeting members of the Orthodox Jewish community in South Florida and New York. Read on for more details.

A North Carolina title company filed suit against its former employee and the title company she formed for breach of the non-compete agreement. The case eventually went before the Court of Appeals of North Carolina. Read on for more details.

A case filed against First American in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, regarding its recently discovered data exposure will be joining 18 others in the Central District of California. Read on for more details.

The purchaser of property on Lake Tahoe believed he had purchased a lackefront home. After discovering that Douglas County owned a strip of land separating the property from the shoreline, he filed a claim with his title insurer. The title insurer denied the claim and the property owner filed suit, alleging breach of contract and bad faith. Read on for more details.

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Title Insurance Task Force has released its proposed 2020 charges for comment. Read on for more details.