Kubic v. MERSCORP Holdings, Inc.

Acting Chief Justice, HEARN.

This case is a consolidation of five separate lawsuits instituted by county administrators and registers of deeds in Allen-dale, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, and Jasper Counties (collectively, Respondents) against MERSCORP Holdings, Inc.; Mortgage Electronic Registrations Systems, Inc. (MERS); and numerous banking institutions (collectively, Petitioners). Respondents contend Petitioners have engaged in a practice of *166fraudulent recordings that have disrupted the integrity of the public index Respondents are statutorily required to maintain. Petitioners filed a…