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Equitable Subrogation

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IL Court: Insurer Can Subrogate Additional Insured Without Equitable Principles

Illinois Appellate Court Holds that Insurer May Subrogate to the Rights of an Additional Insured Based on a Contractual Right to Subrogation and that Equitable Subrogation Principles Do Not Apply - In a recently decided...more

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Pitfalls for NC Lenders, and “Time is of the Essence” Provisions and Substantial Performance Under Purchase and Sale Agreements

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On June 1, 2023, the North Carolina Court of Appeals published two opinions involving issues of: (i) lenders’ rights to equitable subrogation, and (ii) substantial performance as a means to support a breach of contract claim...more

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Texas Supreme Court Clarifies How ‎Equitable Subrogation Operates for Texas Home ‎Loans

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On May 12, 2023, the Supreme Court of Texas held, in a unanimous decision, that a claim to foreclose on a subrogated real property lien accrues when the refinance loan is accelerated, not when the prior loan (the payoff of...more

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The Case of the Inexcusably Ignorant Refinance Loan

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A recent decision from the North Carolina Court of Appeals illustrates the wrong way to refinance a loan.  In Midfirst Bank v. Brown, a refinancing lender cancelled a deed of trust that should have been assigned to it and...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending December 10, 2021

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Real Property Update - UCC / Security Interests: Eleventh Circuit certified to the Florida Supreme Court the following questions: (1) Is the "search of the records of the filing office under the debtor's correct name,...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending June 4, 2021

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Real Property Update - Equitable Subrogation: Record contained evidence demonstrating that Tank Tech had repaired tanks alleged damaged by improper testing and that it had paid or reimbursed Circle K for expenses incurred...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

New Hampshire Confirms Sutton Doctrine Applies To College Dormitories

The determination of whether a tenant is also a coinsured under the landlord’s policy ultimately comes down to the language in the lease and relationship between the parties. In the absence of specific language or a unique...more

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Texas Supreme Court Affirms a Lender’s Equitable Subrogation Rights Following ‎Expiration of the Statute of Limitations on the...

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On January 29, 2021, the Texas Supreme Court confirmed that the voiding of a lender’s lien due ‎to the expiration of the statute of limitations does not preclude the lender from foreclosing on a ‎pre-existing lien under the...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending July 10, 2020

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Standing: Servicer had standing to foreclose where asset management agreement authorized predecessor-in-interest to delegate service of loan and ability to bring foreclosure action and...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending June 5, 2020

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Real Property Update - Covenant Running With Land: Rejecting association’s argument on appeal that trial court erred in finding that recorded agreement was not a restrictive covenant running with the land but a personal...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending May 29, 2020

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Real Property Update - Mortgage / Parcel Description: Because recorded mortgage sufficiently and unambiguously described subject property, purchasers had constructive notice that property was encumbered by the mortgage;...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Subcontractors Found Liable to Reimburse Insurer Defense Costs in Equitable Subrogation Action

In Pulte Home Corp. v. CBR Electric, Inc. (No. E068353, filed 6/10/20), a California appeals court reversed the denial of an equitable subrogation claim for reimbursement of defense costs from contractually obligated...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

A Good Day for Lenders: Texas Supreme Court Rules that Lenders Still Entitled to Equitable Subrogation for Non-compliant Home...

On April 24, 2020, the Texas Supreme Court upheld a lender’s right to equitable subrogation for non-compliant home equity loans, ruling that lenders who fail to cure within the statutorily mandated 60-day period may recoup...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Equitable Subrogation: A Useful Tool for Your Excess Insurer When Your Primary Insurer Refuses to Settle Within its Limits

Every policyholder will likely face a scenario where its primary insurer refuses a settlement offer within limits. The primary insurer is potentially liable for that excess verdict if it acted in bad faith by refusing to...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending July 19, 2019

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Condo Assessments: under section 718.116(1)(a), Florida Statutes, present condo owner is jointly and severally liable with the previous owner for unpaid assessments and related expenses...more

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Bankruptcy Court Determines That The Right Of A Surety To Recover Retainage In A Construction Contract Due To Equitable...

On July 2, 2019, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Mississippi sent a clear message to secured lenders that their security interests on a contractor's account receivables, even if perfected, will...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending May 17, 2019

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Real Property Update - Sanctions / Dismissal: trial court abused discretion in dismissing bank’s foreclosure action; record established bank complied with discovery orders on which the motion for dismissal/sanctions was...more

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Real Property & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending April 5, 2019

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Standing: bank cannot rely solely on its acquisition of prior lenderto prove standing where note was specially indorsed to prior lender - Certo v. The Bank of New York Mellon, No....more

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Real Property & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending March 29, 2019

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Attorneys' Fees: borrower not entitled to attorneys' fees for prevailing on lender's claim for reformation of mortgage, where lender prevailed on claim of foreclosure without...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending November 9, 2018

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure/Attorneys' Fees: where borrower prevailed on argument that dismissal of foreclosure action was required as bank was not entitled to enforce a mortgage contract containing a fee...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending November 17 & 24, 2017

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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Receiver/Barton Doctrine: individual could not bring negligence action against discharged receiver of commercial property until individual first obtained leave to do so from the court that appointed...more

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Mass. Appeals Court Rebuffs Mortgagee’s Novel Bid For Equitable Subrogation

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In its decision yesterday in Wells Fargo Bank v. Comeau, the Massachusetts Appeals Court rejected the plaintiff mortgagee’s attempt to use the doctrine of equitable subrogation in a novel way: to impose on a surviving wife...more

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Equitable Subrogation In Real Estate

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The doctrine of conventional subrogation in real estate is familiar to most lenders: a new lender that pays the mortgage of a prior one steps into the shoes of – or is subrogated to – the prior lender’s security interest in...more

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Real Property & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending July 7, 2017

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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE- Takings/Declaratory Relief: plaintiff’s request for a declaration that its further pursuit of a zoning application was futile was not a proper claim for declaratory relief – GolfRock, LLC v. Lee...more

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Real Property & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending March 24, 2017

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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Foreclosure/Condition Precedent: servicer did not meet its burden of proving it satisfied condition precedent of giving notice of acceleration by failing to provide evidence that notice letter had...more

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