Legal Opinion
Laverne Beyer v. Heritage Realty, Incorporated, Real Party in Interest: St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Intervenor-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 8, 2001No. 00-2016PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Heritage Realty purchased a “Real Estate Agents and Brokers Program Professional Liability” policy from St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company. The policy covers loss that “results from the conduct of real estate agent or broker duties”. A class of customers sued Heritage (plus its officers and an affiliated firm, which we ignore to simplify matters), contending that Heritage had failed to comply with the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974, 12 U.S.C. §§ 2601-17 (RES-PA). In particular, according to the complaint, Heritage failed to disclose its…
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