Levi v. Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
Plaintiff: Larry Levi
Defendant: Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
Cross_claimant: Vanguard Titile Agency, Inc.
Cross_defendant: Victor Vargas, Henry Vargas and Vargas Realty Group, LLC
Thirdparty_plaintiff: Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
Thirdparty_defendant: Victor Vargas, Henry Vargas, Vargas Realty Group, LLC and Vanguard Titile Agency, Inc.
Case Number: 1:2009cv08012
Filed: September 18, 2009
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Office: Foley Square Office
County: XX Out of State
Presiding Judge: Sidney H. Stein
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332 Diversity-Other Contract
Jury Demanded By: Defendant

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October 21, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 201 OPINION & ORDER re: 173 FIRST MOTION for Summary Judgment against Henry Vargas filed by Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company. As set forth above, Vargas has failed to demonstrate the existence of any genuine dispute of material fact, and Comm onwealth has established that, as a matter of law, Vargas is liable to it for common law fraud. Plaintiffs motion for summary judgment is therefore granted, and it is hereby awarded damages in the amount of $1,122,500, jointly and severally with the other third-party defendants as compensation for this injury, as well as postjudgment interest and costs. (Dkt. No. 173.) The Court declines to award punitive damages. This disposition resolves Commonwealth's action against Vargas in its entirety. (Signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein on 10/21/2013) (rsh)
September 30, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 60 OPINION AND ORDER. Because Commonwealth breached its contractual obligation to indemnify Levi for loss resulting from invalidity of the mortgage lien due to fraud, Levi's motion for summary judgment is granted in favor of Levi for $1 millio n, plus prejudgment interest of nine percent per year from September 11, 2009 until judgment is entered. Re: 38 MOTION for Summary Judgment w/ annexed Rule 56.1 Statement of Material of Material Fact filed by Larry Levi. (Signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein on 9/30/11) (rjm)
November 13, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER, Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company answer/motion re complaint due 11/30/2009. This case is being referred to Magistrate Judge Ronald L. Ellis. (Signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein on 11/12/09) (cd)
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Cross_claimant: Vanguard Titile Agency, Inc.
Represented By: Barry Jacobs
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Cross_defendant: Victor Vargas
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Thirdparty_plaintiff: Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
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Plaintiff: Larry Levi
Represented By: William Laurence Charron
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