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Prevent Claims: Follow these Eleven Tips
09/19/2011 - 9:17am
ATG legal staff reviews claims at regular intervals. Based on our experience, we put together the following tips to help members avoid claims:
Document files as much as possible. This is especially...
Check Fraud - There's an App for That
08/25/2011 - 11:22am
Dear ATG Agent:
A new check fraud scam has appeared that could cause significant losses to unprepared title agents. This new scam involves the latest and greatest technology advance of using one's...
Attorneys Must Comply With New Trust Account Rules
07/22/2011 - 12:14pm
Effective Date: September 1, 2011
The Illinois Supreme Court has approved new trust account rules, effective September 1, 2011, by amending Rule 1.15 of the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct...
The Impact of Amendments to IRPC 1.15: A Lawyer's Obligation to Manage and Protect Client Funds
07/22/2011 - 11:44am
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
On July 1, 2011, the Supreme Court of Illinois announced amendments to Rule 1.15 of the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct (IRPC) regarding a lawyer's obligation...
Negligent Misrepresentation for Title Abstracters
07/13/2011 - 11:59am
In U.S. Bank, N.A. v Integrity Land Title Corp., 929 NE2d 742 (Ind., 2010), the Indiana Supreme Court recognized the tort of negligent misrepresentation where a title company's commitment failed to...
Civil Union Act
06/28/2011 - 12:22pm
PA 96-1513 (SB 1716), Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act, 750 ILCS 75/1–90 (2011), Effective Date: June 1, 2011
Illinois enacted new legislation that legalizes civil unions...
Civil Unions: Impact on Real Estate
06/28/2011 - 12:14pm
The Impact of Civil Unions on Real Estate
The Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act (Civil Union Act or Act), 750 ILCS 75/1, et seq., was signed into law on January 31, 2011, by...
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