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MBI International Holdings Inc. v. Barclays Bank PLC

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

Decided June 1, 2017No. 653307/14PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Feinman, J.

This appeal arises out of an alleged scheme to defraud a Saudi Arabian residential real estate developer out of hundreds of millions of dollars owed to it by the Saudi government. Its resolution requires us to construe New York’s date of discovery rule for purposes of ascertaining when the statute of limitations was triggered with respect to plaintiffs’ fraud-based claims. Ultimately, the result we reach today embraces the well-settled rule established in New York long ago:

“[Wlhere the circumstances are such as to suggest to a person of ordinary intelligence the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Koch v. Christie's International PLCCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2012
  2. Zumpano v. QuinnNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
  3. Higgins v. . CrouseNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
  4. Amaranth LLC v. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  5. Erbe v. Lincoln Rochester Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1957

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