Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini analyzed a case brought by plaintiffs against Bank of New York Melon (BNYM) alleging that the firm breached its trustee duty to act prudently after the event of default. The court...more
On April 2, 2018, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a proposed residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) class action against U.S. Bank, in its capacity as trustee ("U.S. Bank" or...more
On October 2, 2015, Justice Saliann Scarpulla of the New York Supreme Court issued an Opinion and Order partially granting Bank of New York Mellon’s (“BNYM”) Motion to Dismiss an RMBS action brought by Commerce Bank and other...more
On July 30, 2015, District Judge Denise Cote of the Southern District of New York denied GE Mortgage Holding LLC’s (“GEMH”) motion for summary judgment in a repurchase action brought by the RMBS Trustee for the GE-WMC 2006-1...more
On May 22, 2015, Judge Denise Cote of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York denied defendants WMC Mortgage, LLC and GE Mortgage Holding, L.L.C.’s motion for partial summary judgment to dismiss...more
On January 9, 2015, in a series of rulings, Judge P. Kevin Castel of the United States Court for the Southern District of New York granted in part and denied in part motions for partial summary judgment brought by three MASTR...more