Randleman v. Fidelity National Title Insurance

ORDER

CARR, Chief Judge.

This is a class action suit for declaratory and injunctive relief and recovery of money damages against a provider of title insurance to institutions making loans to homeowners. Named plaintiffs are homeowner-borrowers who refinanced a mortgage on their home. The lender obtained lenders title insurance from the defendant, Fidelity National Title Insurance Company [Fidelity]. Such insurance protects the lender’s interest in the mortgaged property against defects in the title. Once the loan is paid, the insurance expires.

Plaintiffs claim that the premium paid for the…