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Dallas County, Texas, et al v. MERSCORP, Inc. et al
Case Number:
3:11-cv-02733
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Real Property: All Other Real Property
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Judge:
Firms
- Baron & Blue
- Crawford Wishnew
- Dorsey & Whitney
- Fishman Jackson
- Goodwin Procter
- Jackson Walker LLP
- Kaeske Law Firm
- Malouf & Nockels
- Morgan Lewis
- Norton Rose
- Reed Smith
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July 22, 2015
5th Circ. Affirms MERS, BofA Win On Texas Deed Recording
The Fifth Circuit has upheld a Texas federal court's dismissal of a suit filed by three counties alleging Merscorp Holdings Inc. and Bank of America Corp. squeezed them out of deed-recording fees, saying the companies' mortgage registration practices didn't defraud them since such recording is optional in Texas.
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March 05, 2014
MERS, BofA Shake Texas Counties' Mortgage Records Suit
A Texas federal court on Tuesday axed the remaining claim in three Texas counties' suit against Merscorp Holdings Inc. and Bank of America Corp. over allegations the companies defrauded the counties through their mortgage registration practices.
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November 04, 2013
Merscorp, BofA Escape Texas Counties' Fraud Claims
A Texas federal judge on Monday axed claims Merscorp Holdings Inc. and Bank of America Corp. defrauded Texas counties in their mortgage registration practices, finding no conspiracy that their electronic registration system usurps the county clerk's role in tracking property ownership interests.
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December 13, 2012
Judge Guts Counties' Filing Fee Suit Against Merscorp, BofA
A Texas federal judge on Thursday granted a motion by Merscorp Inc., Bank of America NA, Stewart Title Co. and others to strike classwide allegations in a suit by three Texas counties claiming the companies submitted fraudulent mortgage records to avoid county filing fees.
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October 01, 2012
Mortgage Servicers Lose Bid To Pare Texas Records Fee Suit
A Texas federal judge on Friday denied a bid by Merscorp Inc. and Bank of America NA to pare down a putative class action, finding claims that the companies broke the law by filing fraudulent mortgage records to avoid county filing fees were specific enough to survive dismissal.
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March 12, 2012
Merscorp, Others Say Texas Law Precludes Record Fees Suit
Merscorp Inc., Bank of America NA and others asked a federal judge Friday to dismiss a putative class action alleging they filed false documents in Texas counties' land records and failed to pay required fees, arguing that the Texas legislature had explicitly approved their methods.