On March 2, Judge Gregory H. Woods of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an Opinion and Order denying in part and granting in part the Bank of New York Mellon's ("BNYM") motion to dismiss an action brought by Royal Park Investments SA/NV ("Royal Park") claiming damages of $1.12 billion arising from failures by BNYM, in its capacity as trustee, to protect the interests of investors in certain RMBS trusts. Judge Woods denied arguments by BNYM that Royal Park had failed to plausibly allege BNYM's discovery and knowledge of (i) breaches of representations and warranties in securitized loans; and (ii) events of defaults committed by servicers of the relevant trusts. Judge Woods did, however, dismiss Royal Park's claims against the bank for breach of trust, a violation of section 315(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, and the Streit Act. Opinion and Order.
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