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Gregory v. Landowners Title of Ouachita, L.L.C. (Nov. 19, 2025)
Posted Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025
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The purchase of a property encumbered by a collateral mortgage led to years of legal battles after the holding bank failed to cancel the mortgage. A district court granted summary judgement in favor of the closing title agent, with the purchasers appealing.
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George v. First American Title Insurance Company (Sept. 29, 2025)
Posted Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025
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After a loan for property renovation was never repaid, the lender sued the transaction’s title insurer for alleged failure to address pre-existing mortgages on the property, fraudulently hiding property details and overall negligence.
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Klein v. Lewis Title Insurance Company, Inc. (September 29, 2025)
Posted Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2025
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A landmark ruling by the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal, based on a dispute between property developers, clarifies that title insurance must be regulated in the state as insurance, not a form of warranty contract.
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Lute v. Stewart Title Guaranty Company (September 12, 2025)
Posted Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2025
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Two homeowners are suing their title insurer, Stewart Title Guaranty Co., for not reimbursing their attorney fees after losing a case challenging an easement on the property they purchased. Stewart, in turn, seeks to dismiss the complaint.
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Dearchs v. Jameson (July 18, 2025)
Posted Date: Thursday, August 28, 2025
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When a home was sold to the benefit of the seller’s children, who then allegedly misused the funds, the title company handling the sale was targeted with a breach of fiduciary duty claim. A motion to dismiss was heard by a federal court in Arizona.
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COD Properties Ohio, LLC v. Black Tie Title, LLC (July 17, 2025)
Posted Date: Thursday, August 7, 2025
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An Ohio property that was mistitled in 2019 kicked off a long-term dispute between the title company, real estate investment firm and individuals involved in the sale. Following a trial court decision that denied motions for summary judgment, the Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, of Cuyahoga County, took on the case and levied multiple reversals.
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 Real Advantage Title Ins. Co. v. United States (June 17, 2025)
Posted Date: Thursday, July 3, 2025
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In a quiet title claim brought by a title insurance company against the U.S. government and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in a case involving a fraudulent wire transfer, both parties eventually filed for summary judgment from the presiding district court.
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Turner v. Rocket Mortgage, LLC (May 13, 2025)
Posted Date: Tuesday, May 27, 2025
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An appeals court heard a case involving a retired senior who sued his mortgage lender and its title insurance subsidiary claiming the title company failed to pay his past-due property taxes on time, incurring fee increases. A lower case dismissed the case, but the appeals court reversed the dismissal of the complaint against the title company.
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