Dispute over coverage hinges on date of mechanics lien filing, payment of funds

A mortgage company filed suit over a dispute with its title insurer concerning the scope of coverage provided by a construction title insurance policy. The company believed it was covered by the policy because the mechanics liens at issue were filed before the insurer’s last date-down endorsement. The insurer disagreed. Read on to find out what the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin had to say when the case went before it.