Legal Opinion

B.B.C.F.D., S.A. v. Bank Julius Baer & Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 13, 2008PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Defendants concede that the statute of repose (UCC 4-A-505) does not bar all plaintiffs’ claims, since some of the claims involve certain items that do not constitute “funds transfers” within the meaning of UCC article 4-A. However, those claims to which the statute of repose applies must be dismissed as time-barred (see Regatos v North Fork Bank, 5 NY3d 395, 402-403 [2005]).

The evidence establishes that plaintiff Bijan Nassi reviewed *379the bank statements himself for a period of more than 12 years and neither objected to the funds transfers nor consulted with his own accountants or financial…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Frederic A. Potts & Co. v. Lafayette National BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
  2. Regatos v. North Fork BankNew York Court of Appeals · 2005
  3. Thomson v. New York Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1944

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. B.B.C.F.D., S.A. v. Bank Julius Baer & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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