RTC Mortgage Trust 1994 N-1 v. Fidelity National Title Insurance (58 F. Supp. 2d 503, 1999)

OPINION

ORLOFSKY, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION. ÜI o —3

II. BACKGROUND. ÜI o CD

III. LEGAL STANDARD GOVERNING MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT . Ox l — CD

IV. DISCUSSION. OX to O

A. RTC Mortgage Trust’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment Against Nigro and Caine, DiPasqua. O

1. An Attorney’s Duty to a Non-Client. i —

2. Breach of Duty of Care Owed by Nigro to Home Federal. 04

3. Proximate Cause and Injury. CD

4. Respondeat Superior Liability. Oí

B. FNTIC’s and NTI’s Motion for Summary Judgment. O

1. FNTIC Is Not Title USA’s Successor. O

2. NTI’s Motion for Summary Judgment. O

a. RTC Mortgage Trust’s Claim Against NTI for Breach of the Title Insurance Policy . Ox CO o

1) Legal Standard Governing Construction of Title Insurance Policies . ox CO h-i

2) Title USA Did Not Breach the Title Insurance Policy. ox CO to

b. RTC Mortgage Trust’s Claim for Negligent Title Search Against NTI. ox CO cjj

c. RTC Mortgage Trust’s Claim for Negligent Hiring.