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First Department In Forrest Equities Draws A Sharp Line On Title Policy Coverage For Enforcement Actions And Marketability Claims
The First Department's decision in Forrest Equities LLC v. Old Republic National Title Ins. Co. clarifies critical boundaries of title insurance coverage, specifically addressing when Covered Risks 3, 5, and 6 apply to post-closing enforcement actions and marketability disputes. The court examined whether a title policy covers litigation seeking to restore a distressed property to habitability and distinguished between legal marketability of title versus economic marketability of property.
United States Real Estate
RD
Riker Danzig LLP
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Federal Court Dismisses ERISA Challenge To Target-Date Funds In 3M 401(k) Plan
A Minnesota federal district court dismissed ERISA breach of fiduciary duty claims against 3M Company regarding custom target-date funds in its 401(k) plan. The court found that plaintiffs failed to establish appropriate benchmarks for comparing fund performance, emphasizing that ERISA's duty of prudence focuses on the decision-making process rather than investment outcomes.
United States Employment
HB
Hall Benefits Law
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Washington Supreme Court Limits Remedy Of Nonjudicial Foreclosure To Holders Of Negotiable Instruments
The Washington Supreme Court's decision in Vargas v. RRA CP Opportunity Trust 1 fundamentally reshapes foreclosure remedies by requiring that only holders of negotiable instruments under the UCC can conduct nonjudicial trustee's sales. This ruling potentially eliminates nonjudicial foreclosure options for a wide range of commercial and residential debt instruments that fail to meet strict negotiability criteria, forcing lenders to pursue judicial foreclosure or alternative remedies.
United States Real Estate
AP
Arnold & Porter
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Nevada's Mandatory Nonbinding Arbitration Law For Civil Cases Is Going Through Changes
Nevada's Court Annexed Arbitration program is undergoing significant changes through AB3, which doubles the jurisdictional cap from $50,000 to $100,000 and quintuples the recoverable attorney's fees limit to $15,000. The newly enacted legislation also expands the list of case types exempt from mandatory arbitration, including bad faith insurance claims, sexual assault cases, and product liability actions.
United States Litigation
LB
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
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