Legal Opinion

Federal Deposit Insurance v. US Titles, Inc.

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided April 17, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2012-1946PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JAMES E. BOASBERG, District Judge.

At a real-estate closing, the closing agent is typically supposed to take certain precautions that help a mortgage lender detect sham transactions. Despite explicit directives here to take such precautions, the closing agent in this case — US Titles, Inc. — allegedly failed to do so, and the fraudulent sale went through, undetected. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, receiver for the lender bank, thus brought this suit against U.S. Titles and another Defendant for breach of contract. US Titles now moves to dismiss the case for lack…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  4. Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Burger King Corp. v. RudzewiczSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Bank of America Na v. First American Title Insurance CompanyMichigan Supreme Court · 2016
  2. Walter E. Campbell Company v. Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 2013
  3. Olive Group Fz-Llc v. Afghanistan Civil Aviation AuthorityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2026

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