Robert A Scott's Legal Cases (5)

Class action

Smalley v. Shapiro & Burson, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9131 (D.Md. Jan. 26, 2012)

Jan 26, 2012

OUTCOME: Prevailed

Won dismissal of class action lawsuit filed by Maryland homeowners against foreclosure trustees. Plaintiffs alleged improprieties in the foreclosure process, including the alleged use of affidavits th ... at were "robo-signed" by lawyers and paralegals who allegedly had failed to verify that the foreclosing lender was entitled to foreclose. The plaintiffs also claimed that non-lawyers signed attorneys’ names to certain documents used in the foreclosures. In dismissing the action, the federal court held that borrower claims for alleged common law fraud, violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and other statutes were barred by res judicata because the borrowers had failed to raise the claims in the underlying foreclosure case.

Real estate

Chambers v. Cardinal, 177 Md. App. 418, 935 A.2d 502 (2007).

Jan 01, 2007

OUTCOME: Prevailed

Won dismissal of claims against a property owner brought by a judgment creditor seeking to execute on a judgment entered against the prior owner of the property. Decision affirmed on appeal.

Real estate

Taylor Electric Co. v. First Mariner Bank, 191 Md. App. 482, 992 A.2d 490 (2010).

N/A

OUTCOME: Prevailed

Won summary judgment in favor of an insured lender in a lien priority dispute with holder of a mechanic’s lien. Appellate court affirmed, holding that lender’s lien was a valid and perfected interest i ... n the property despite the lack of a property description in the recorded mortgage.

Real estate

Washington Mutual v. Homan, 186 Md. App. 372, 974 A.2d 376 (2009)

N/A

OUTCOME: Prevailed

Won appeal on behalf of an insured lender in a dispute over priority between the lender’s mortgage and a specific performance judgment in favor of contract purchasers. The court held the lender’s statu ... s as a bona fide lender for value was to be determined at the time the loan was made, not on the date the mortgage was recorded.

Class action

Arthur v. Ticor Title Insurance Co. of Florida, 569 F.3d 154 (4th Cir. 2009)

N/A

OUTCOME: Prevailed

Won dismissal of a putative class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland against a title insurer over alleged overcharging for title insurance issued in refinance transa ... ctions.

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