Commonwealth Insurance Company v. 2610 Cropsey Development Corp.
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1:22-cv-02512
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October 27, 2025
Title Insurer Avoids Coverage For Road Ownership Dispute
A property owner's title insurer owes no coverage for an underlying quiet title action over ownership of a private road between two separate properties, a New York federal court ruled, finding coverage exceptions in two policies relating to the rights of parties "in possession" were applicable.
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April 12, 2023
Agent Subpoenaed Over Hidden Suit In Title Coverage Row
A New York federal judge ordered an insurance agent to appear for a deposition in a suit from Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co., which claimed he conspired with a property owner to hide an underlying lawsuit when the company applied for title coverage.
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May 04, 2022
Property Owner Hid Suit When Buying Coverage, Insurer Says
A title insurer doesn't have to cover a property owner that lost rights to land in Brooklyn, it told a New York federal court, saying the owner and an insurance agent "conspired to conceal the existence" of underlying litigation when applying for a title policy.