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PLAINTIFFS ALLEGED THE RESIDENTIAL-MORTGAGE-BACKED-SECURITIES ISSUED BY THE DEFENDANT TRUSTEES WERE WORTHLESS BECAUSE OF DEFENDANTS’ BREACHES OF CONTRACTUAL, FIDUCIARY AND STATUTORY DUTIES; MOST (BUT NOT ALL) OF DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS WERE DENIED BASED UPON CONTRACT-INTERPRETATION PRINCIPLES (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department, reversing (modifying) Supreme Court in this residential-mortgage-backed-securities case, over an extensive two-justice partial dissent, determined certain post-Event of Default breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty claims should have been dismissed, and the pre-Event of Default document defect repurchase enforcement claims should not have been dismissed. “Plaintiffs purchased residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) certificates issued by RMBS trusts for which defendants served as the trustees. In six separate actions brought in May 2016, plaintiffs allege that their investments are almost worthless as a result of defendants’ breaches of their contractual, fiduciary, and statutory duties.” The majority decision focuses on refuting the arguments in the partial dissent, resulting in a comprehensive overview of contract-interpretation-law which is worth reading but cannot be fairly summarized here. Generally, Supreme Court’s denial of most of the defendants’ motions to dismiss was affirmed. IKB Intl., S.A. v Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 2022 NY Slip Op 05058, First Dept 8-30-22

Practice Point: The plaintiffs in this residential-mortgage-backed-securities action alleged the certificates issued by the defendant trustees were almost worthless as a result of the defendants’ breach of contract and fiduciary and statutory duties. Most of the plaintiffs’ causes of action survived defendants’ motions to dismiss. The decision includes a comprehensive discussion of the law of contract-interpretation which is worth consulting.

 

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