Legal Opinion
United States v. Title Insurance Rating Bureau of Arizona, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 7, 1983No. 82-5130PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:
The United States, Arizona and two private plaintiffs sued the Title Insurance Rating Bureau of Arizona, Inc. (“TIRBA”) for fixing the prices of escrow services. Plaintiffs were granted summary judgment, despite two defenses offered by TIRBA: the McCarran-Ferguson Act exemption for the “business of insurance” and the state action immunity. The judgment of the district court is affirmed.
FACTS
TIRBA is a title insurance rating bureau licensed by the State of Arizona. It has thirteen insurer members and additional subscribers, all engaged in the business of title…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Parker v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- California Retail Liquor Dealers Assn. v. Midcal Aluminum, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Group Life & Health Insurance v. Royal Drug Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Union Labor Life Insurance v. PirenoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Variable Annuity Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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- In Re Title Insurance Antitrust CasesDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2010
- Idaho ex rel. Soward v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
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