A title insurer can be liable for attorney theft of a homebuyer’s funds if it fails to directly tell the client it is not responsible for any misdeeds, a New Jersey appeals court held on Tuesday.

Simply sending notice to the buyer’s attorney is not enough, the Appellate Division said in New Jersey Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection v. Stewart Title Guaranty Co., A-2622-07.

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