Lipinski v. Title Insurance

The defendant title insurance companies appeal a judgment of the Flathead County District Court in which they *4were found liable to Lipinski for damages caused by their failure to determine and disclose certain ditch rights easements, and because they failed to defend Lipinski in lawsuits brought as a result of those undisclosed rights. Three lawsuits were brought against Lipinski. The insurance companies defended the first lawsuit under a reservation of rights, and eventually contributed $2,500 to settle that lawsuit (referred to as the Maris settlement). Later, two more lawsuits were filed…