Legal Opinion
Plumbers' Union Local No. 12 Pension Fund v. Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 21, 2011No. 09-2596PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
Three union pension and welfare funds 1 appeal from a district court order dismissing at the complaint stage their putative class action against eight trusts, the “depositor” that organized them, the trusts’ underwriters and five officers of the depositor. The lawsuit sought redress for losses suffered when plaintiffs acquired trust certificates representing mortgage-backed securities. The background facts are largely undisputed.
The lead defendant, Nomura Asset Acceptance Corporation (“Nomura Asset”), played the organizing role in the creation of the securities at issue…
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