EDWARDS v. FIRST AMERICAN CORP.

Nos. 08-56536, 08-56538.

610 F.3d 514 (2010)

Denise P. EDWARDS, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION; FFM First American Title Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 21, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cyril V. Smith, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, Baltimore, MD, and James W. Spertus, Law Offices of James Spertus, Los Angeles, CA, Richard S. Gordon, Quinn, Gordon & Wolf, Chtd., Towson, MD, Edward G. Kramer and David Oakley, The Fair Housing Law Clinic, Cleveland, OH, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Richard M. Zuckerman, New York, NY, and Charles A. Newman, St. Louis, MO, for the defendants-appellees.

Gregory W. Happ, Medina, OH, and Mary Dryovage, Law Offices of Mary Dryovage, San Francisco, CA, for amicus curiae.

Before: B. FLETCHER, HARRY PREGERSON, and SUSAN P. GRABER, Circuit Judges.


GRABER, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Denise P. Edwards filed a complaint against Defendants The First American Corporation ("First American") and its wholly owned subsidiary, First American Title Insurance Company ("First American Title") (collectively, "Defendants"). The complaint alleged a violation of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 ("RESPA"), 12 U.S.C. § 2607. According to Plaintiff, First American improperly paid millions of dollars to individual...

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