Gerry GALIANO, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Gary Kromer, Joseph Ammirati, Michelle Ammirati, Susan M. Marotta, aka Susan Marotta, Peter Miley, Vincent Trulli, Martin Martinucci, aka Michael Martinucci, Stephen J. Phelan, aka Stephen Phelan, Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, aka Fidelity National Titles Insurance Company, Chicago Title Insurance Company, Ticor Title Insurance Company, Fidelity National Finance, Inc., First American Title Insurance Company of New York, United General Title Insurance Company, First American Corporation, Stewart Title Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees.
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Argued: October 17, 2011.
Decided: July 3, 2012.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Peter D. St. Phillip, Jr. ( Barbara Hart , Vincent Briganti , Scott V. Papp , on the brief), Lowey Dannenberg Cohen & Hart, P.C., White Plains, NY, for Plaintiffs-Appellants Gerry Galiano, Gary Kromer, Monique Kromer, Joseph Ammirati, Michelle Ammirati, Susan Marotta, Peter Miley, Vincent Trulli, and Martin Martinucci.
Joseph S. Tusa , on the brief, Tusa, P.C., New York, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellant Vincent Trulli, Jr.
Todd A. Seaver , Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr. , on the brief, Berman DeValerio Pease Tabacco Burt & Pucillo, San Francisco, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant Susan Marotta.
David J. Cohen , on the brief, Kolman Ely, P.C., Penndel, PA, for Plaintiff-Appellant Stephen J. Phelan.
Barry R. Ostrager ( Kevin J. Arquit , Patrick T. Shilling , on the brief), Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellees Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, Chicago Title Insurance Company, Ticor Title Insurance Company, and Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
James I. Serota , Stephen L. Saxl , on the brief, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellees The First American Corporation, First American Title Insurance Company of New York, and United General Title Insurance Company.
David M. Foster , Mark A. Robertson , on the brief, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Washington, DC, and New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellee Stewart Title Insurance Company.
Before: LYNCH, CHIN, and CARNEY, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
CHIN, Circuit Judge:
In this putative class action, plaintiffs-appellants allege that defendants-appellees — title insurance companies — sold title insurance at improperly inflated rates as a result of illegal kickbacks in violation of the anti-kickback provision of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act ("RESPA"). See RESPA § 8(a), 12 U.S.C. § 2607(a) ("§ 8(a)"). The district court (Platt, J.) dismissed the action. Plaintiffs...
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