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Multi-million Dollar Legal Malpractice Action Stemming from Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Dismissed

The Court of Appeals, in an extensive opinion by Judge Rivera, determined a multi-million dollar malpractice action should have been dismissed. The law firm, Cadwalader, was hired by the plaintiff, Nomura, in connection with Nomura’s commercial mortgage-backed securities investments. Cadwalader’s role was to advise and confirm that Nomura’s securitized commercial mortgage loans qualified as real estate mortgage investment conduit (REMIC) trusts. When a hospital which had been deemed REMIC-qualified by Cadwalader went bankrupt and defaulted on its loan, Nomura settled with the trustee for $67.5 million. Nomura then sued Cadwalader. The opinion is fact-specific and cannot be fairly summarized here. Based upon the facts and the evidence, the Court of Appeals determined Cadwalader demonstrated it had done what it was hired to do, and had exercised due diligence in fulfilling its limited obligations. Nomura failed to raise a question of fact to the contrary. Nomura, the court found, was seeking to impose duties upon Cadwalader which it had expressly reserved to itself. Nomura Asset Capital Corp. v Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, 2015 NY Slip Op 07693, CtApp 10-22-15

 

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