A title insurance company will not be on the hook for money a lawyer stole from his clients because the misappropriation of funds took place well before the lawyer acted as the company's agent, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled on Monday. The timing problem allowed the court to avoid dealing with the thornier issue raised on appeal: whether a title carrier must tell homebuyers directly and explicitly that it is not responsible for their attorney's misdeeds.
August 04, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A title insurance company will not be on the hook for money a lawyer stole from his clients because the misappropriation of funds took place well before the lawyer acted as the company’s agent, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled on Monday.
The timing problem allowed the court to avoid dealing with the thornier issue raised on appeal: whether a title carrier must tell homebuyers directly and explicitly that it is not responsible for their attorney’s misdeeds.
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