United States Fourth Circuit

In a Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) action alleging that Defendant charged Plaintiffs title insurance rates higher than the rates Defendant had on file with the state insurance commissioner, the dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where RESPA does not control the prices charged for title insurance.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/18/2009
• Published 06/18/2009

Judges

• Before WILKINSON and KING, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Philip Scott Friedman, Friedman Law Offices, PLLC, Washington, D.C., for Appellants.  Darryl J. May, Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Martin E. Wolf, Richard S. Gordon, Benjamin H. Carney, Quinn, Gordon & Wolf, Chtd., Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellants.  Robert A. Scott, Lisa M. Welsh, Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.