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At Microsoft's MIX08 conference in Las Vegas, an annual Microsoft conference for web developers and designers, many people were waiting in anticipation for Steve Ballmer to let loose. Ballmer's keynote was co-hosted by a surprising guest -- early Apple employee and venture capitalist Guy Kawasaki.
Kawasaki, instrumental in developing the original Mac computer, played the role of interviewing Ballmer and prodding him with tough questions. The audience also did its best to get Ballmer going and get him to open up. Ballmer did not fail to entertain, as well as inform.
Among the first questions fielded by Kawasaki were about the
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On Apple Ballmer was less than praise-filled. At one point, when asked questions about Windows Vista, Ballmer distracted Kawasaki by grabbing
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. He then held up the computer and pronounced, "You got Vista on that thing? This is heavier than my PC. It's
! That thing is heavier than the Toshiba that I carry. Where's your DVD drive? We'll get rid of this. We'll get you a real machine, and
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Kawasaki inquired about
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, stating, "When you wake up in the morning, what do you think about Apple? Is it this little Chihuahua that you kick away every time?"
A very energetic Ballmer proceeded to bark and howl like a dog, before responding in a concilliatory tone, "Apple does a pretty good job, I'm not going to take away from anything that Apple does. We also do a pretty good job, and we're going to drive hard. Apple's
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Windows Vista
, Ballmer tried at first to avoid Kawasaki's question "What's the deal with Vista? Seriously", but eventually was compelled to respond. Ballmer replied, first
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Ballmer also talked a bit about
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A tidbit about possible XBox 360
Blu-Ray was dropped
when Ballmer answered an audience question on the topic. He replied, "We've already been working on, for example, in Windows, device driver support for Blu-ray drives and the like, and I think the world moves on. Toshiba has moved on. We've moved on, and we'll support Blu-ray in ways that make sense."
Despite the interesting somewhat more serious opinions of Ballmer, the highlight for many occurred during the Q&A session. An audience member asked Ballmer to do a "web developers" dance to which Ballmer, obliged,
as seen here
. After screaming like a madman, Ballmer returned to his seat, pumped up, quipping to the audience member, "If you just gave the guy behind you a dollar, I want fifty cents."
One issue decidely absent in Ballmer's interview -- any sort of progress update on Windows Home Server, which after heavy marketing remains dead in the water,
crippled by growing data loss problems
A full video of the keynote is
found here
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United States District Court, S.D. New York
September 11, 2014
NOMURA HOLDING AMERICA, INC., Plaintiff,v.FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant
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For Nomura Holding America Inc., Plaintiff: Barbara S. Steiner, Christopher C. Dickinson, PRO HAC VICE, Jenner & Block LLP (Chicago), Chicago, IL; Brian Jason Fischer, Jenner & Block LLP (NYC), New York, NY.
For Federal Insurance Company, Defendant: Joseph Gregory Finnerty, III, LEAD ATTORNEY, Eric Shawn Connuck, DLA Piper U.S. LLP (NY), New York, NY.
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KATHERINE POLK FAILLA, United States District Judge.
Plaintiff Nomura Holding America, Inc. (" Nomura" or " Plaintiff" ) initiated this action against Federal Insurance Company (" Federal" or " Defendant" ) on August 21, 2013. The parties' dispute arises out of Federal's denial of coverage under insurance policies purchased by Nomura for claims related to five lawsuits initiated between 2011 and 2012 against Nomura, its subsidiaries, or its directors and officers; the lawsuits arose out of various securitizations of residential mortgage-backed securities. Federal contends that two provisions of the insurance policies preclude coverage for those lawsuits, and the parties have cross-moved for summary judgment on that issue. For the reasons set forth in this Opinion, the Court finds that coverage is not available for the five lawsuits under the policies Nomura purchased from Federal, and on that basis, grants in part and denies in part both parties' motions.
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A. Factual Background
1. The Parties and Nomura's Business
Nomura is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in New York; Federal is an Indiana corporation with its principal place of business in New Jersey. (Joint 56.1 ¶ ¶ 1-2).
Nomura provides investment and financial services and products to clients, through its various wholly-owned subsidiaries, by creating and selling securities by way of public offerings in the U.S. securities markets. (Pl. 56.1 ¶ 1). As relevant here, those subsidiaries include (i) Nomura Credit & Capital, Inc. (" NCCI" ); (ii) Nomura Asset Acceptance Corporation (" NAAC" ); (iii) Nomura Home Equity Loan, Inc. (" NHELI" ); and (iv) Nomura Securities International, Inc. (" NSI" ) (individually, a " Nomura Sub," and collectively, the " Nomura Subs" ). ( Id. at ¶ 2). Prior to October 2007, each of the Nomura Subs was engaged in some facet of the business of securitizing residential mortgage loans originated by third parties, otherwise known as residential mortgage-backed securities, or " RMBS." ( Id. at ¶ 3).
RMBS certificates entitle a certificateholder to an interest in a trust, which in turn holds one or more pools of residential mortgage loans; the certificateholder receives an allocation of the income stream of, among other things, repayment of mortgage loans held by the trust. (Pl. 56.1 ¶ 4). In the event of a mortgage default, the trust absorbs any loss, and payments to certificateholders are reduced by a corresponding amount. ( Id.).
The creation of RMBS involves multiple parties, including originators, sponsors, depositors, issuing entities, and underwriters. (Pl. 56.1 ¶ 6). Broadly speaking, originators issue mortgage loans to borrowers, secured by residential properties, and underwriters sell certificates to investors, either directly or indirectly. ( Id. at ¶ ¶ 7-8). Sponsors purchase various types of residential mortgage loans from originators, and pool the mortgage loans to be securitized by the depositor. ( Id. at ¶ ¶ 9, 12).
Between 2003 and 2007, NCCI acted as a sponsor for various RMBS, and would also pool the mortgage loans to be securitized by a depositor; NCCI exists today but no longer undertakes new business concerning RMBS or residential mortgage
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loans. (Pl. 56.1 ¶ 9). NHELI and NAAC are special purpose corporations that acted as a depositors in RMBS transactions, NHELI from 2005 to 2007, and NAAC from 2003 to 2007. ( Id. at ¶ 10). Both corporations exist today but are not operational. ( Id.). Lastly, NSI, a registered broker-dealer, was the lead or co-lead underwriter for various NAAC and NHELI offerings. ( Id. at ¶ 13).
2. The Plumbers' Union Action
On January 31, 2008, various Nomura Subs, as well as certain of Nomura's directors and officers (" D& Os" ), were named in a case that was ultimately styled as Plumbers' Union Local No. 12 Pension Fund, Individually and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp., et al., No. 08-cv-10446 (RGS) (D. Mass., filed Mar. 18, 2008 (the " Plumbers' Union Action" ). (Joint 56.1 ¶ 10). The case was removed from Massachusetts state court on March 18, 2008, to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. ( Id.). On June 30, 2008, plaintiffs filed an Amended Complaint. (Pl. 56.1 ¶ 54). The case was consolidated with two other cases involving pension and welfare funds; accordingly, a Consolidated Amended Complaint (the " Plumbers' Union CAC" ) was filed thereafter on January 20, 2009. (Joint 56.1 ¶ 11; Pl. 56.1 ¶ 55). The Plumbers' Union CAC is the operative complaint in that action. (Pl. 56.1 ¶ 55).
The Plumbers' Union CAC alleged violations of Sections 11, 12(a)(2), and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the " Securities Act" ), 15 U.S.C. § § 77k, l (a)(2), o, against NSI, NAAC, and certain Nomura D& Os, among other defendants. (Pl. 56.1 ¶ ¶ 53, 56). The plaintiffs in that case brought claims against the Nomura defendants in connection with the issuance of certificates in eight trusts, even though plaintiffs only alleged purchases of certificates in two of those trusts. ( Id.). With respect to the two securitizations in which they had purchased certificates, the Plumbers' Union plaintiffs alleged that the offering documents for those securitizations -- in which NCCI was the sponsor, NAAC was the depositor, and NSI was the underwriter -- contained misleading statements or omissions of material facts. ( Id. at ¶ ¶ 57-61). Those misstatements, at a general level, were as follows: (i) the mortgages were issued in accordance with the relevant underwriting guidelines; (ii) the properties securing the mortgages were properly valued; and (iii) the credit ratings for the securitizations reflected the actual risk of investing. ( Id. at ¶ 62).
On September 30, 2009, the district judge presiding over the Plumbers' Union Action dismissed the claims pertaining to the six securitizations in which no plaintiff had purchased a certificate on Article III standing grounds, and dismissed the claims brought in connection with the two securitizations in which plaintiffs had purchased certificates for failure to state a claim. See Plumbers' Union Local No. 12 Pension Fund v. Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp., 658 F.Supp.2d 299, 303-04 (D. Mass. 2009). On January 20, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the standing-based dismissals, but reversed in part the other dismissals, allowing those claims to proceed insofar as they related to certain misstatements regarding the lending practices of a specific originator, First National Bank of Nevada (" FNBN" ). See Plumbers' Union Local No. 12 Pension Fund v. Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp., 632 F.3d 762 (1st Cir. 2011).
3. The Insurance Policies at Issue
As of 2008, when the Plumbers' Union action was initiated, Nomura's D& O liability
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insurance was provided by the Greenwich Insurance Company; Nomura initiated a claim during that period in connection with Plumbers' Union. (Joint 56.1 ¶ 9; Compl. ¶ ¶ 3, 16-20). Nomura subsequently purchased three successive one-year policies from Federal for D& O liability insurance for the period from July 1, 2010, to July 1, 2013 (individually, a " Policy," and collectively, the " Policies" ). (Joint 56.1 ¶ 5). Nomura contends that it paid substantial premiums to Federal for the Policies, and that it purchased them to protect itself against liability to investors, including with respect to the Nomura Subs' former RMBS business. (Pl. 56.1 ¶ ¶ 16, 17).
Understanding the claims raised in the parties' cross-motions requires a basic understanding of the language of the Policies. By their terms, the Policies provide coverage for " Loss which the Organization becomes legally obligated to pay on account of any Securities Claim first made against the Organization during the Policy Period ... for a Wrongful Act committed, attempted, or allegedly committed or attempted by the Organization or the Insured Persons before or during the Policy Period, but only if such Securities Claim is reported to the Company in writing." (Pl. 56.1 ¶ 34). " Loss" means the amount the " Organization [] becomes legally obligated to pay on account of any covered Claim." ( Id. at ¶ 27). " Claim" is defined in relevant part as " a civil proceeding commenced by the service of a complaint or similar pleading" against an Insured Person for a Wrongful Act (Steiner Decl. Ex. F), and " Securities Claim" is defined in relevant part as a Claim that " alleges that an Organization or any of its Insured Persons (i) violated a federal, state, local, or foreign securities law or a rule or regulation promulgated under any such securities law; or (ii) committed a Wrongful Act that constitutes or arises from a purchase, sale, or offer to purchase or sell securities of such Organization" (Pl. 56.1 ¶ 31). " Wrongful Acts" are defined in relevant part as " any error, misstatement, misleading statement, act, omission, neglect, or breach of duty committed, attempted, or allegedly committed or attempted." ( Id. at ¶ 33). Coverage under the Policies is triggered on a " claims-made" basis. ( Id. at ¶ 36). The Policies limit Nomura's liability to $5 million per Claim, and $5 million per Policy Period.[2] ( Id. at ¶ 20).
Two provisions in the Policies have particular significance to the instant motions. First, a " manuscript endorsement" [3] to each of the Policies provided that no coverage would be available for any Claim against Nomura that was
based upon, arising from, or in consequence of any fact, circumstance, situation, transaction, event or matter described or cited below or the same or any substantially similar fact, circumstance, situation, transaction, event or matter:
Amended Complaint for Violation of Sections 11, 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act 1933 (USA), PLUMBERS' UNION LOCAL NO. 12 PENSION FUND, Individually and on behalf of All Others Similarly Situated vs. NOMURA ASSET ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION, et al., United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, No. 08-10446-RGS.
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(Pl. 56.1 ¶ 49) (the " Plumbers' Union Exclusion" ).
Second, Section 13(g) of each of the Policies provides that
All Related Claims shall be treated as a single Claim first made on the date the earliest of such Related Claims was first made ... regardless of whether such date is before or during the Policy Period.
Pl. 56.1 ¶ 44). " Related Claims" are defined as " all Claims for Wrongful Acts based upon, arising from, or in consequence of the same or related facts, circumstances, situations, transactions or events or the same or related series of facts, circumstances, situations, transactions or events." ( Id. at ¶ 30).
4. The Underlying Actions
The parties' dispute centers on whether the Policies provide coverage for five lawsuits filed between 2011 and 2012 (the " Underlying Actions" ). (Joint 56.1 ¶ 6). Those actions are, in order of filing date:
(i) Fed. Home Loan Bank of Boston v. Ally Financial, Inc., et al., No. 11-cv-10952 (GAO) (D. Mass, filed April 20, 2011) (the " FHLB-Boston Action" ). The FHLB-Boston Action alleges claims under Massachusetts state law, including the state securities law, against Nomura, NCCI, NAAC, and NSI, related to FHLB-Boston's purchases of certificates in four securitizations in 2006 and 2007. (Pl. 56.1 ¶ ¶ 66-70).
(ii) Nat'l Credit Union Admin. Bd., as Liquidating Agent of U.S. Central Fed. Credit Union v. RBS Securities, Inc., et al., No. 11-cv-2340 (JWL/JPO) (D. Kan., filed June 20, 2011) (the " NCUA Kansas-U.S. Central" action). The NCUA Kansas-U.S. Central Action alleges claims under the Securities Act and state securities laws against NHELI, related to U.S. Central Federal Credit Union's purchase of certificates in a 2007 securitization. (Pl. 56.1 ¶ ¶ 72-76).
(iii) Nat'l Credit Union Admin. Bd., as Liquidating Agent of Western Corp. Fed. Credit Union v. RBS Securities, Inc., et al., No. 11-cv-5887 (GW/JEM) (C.D. Cal., filed July 18, 2011) (the " NCUA California-WesCorp Action" ). The NCUA California-WesCorp Action alleges claims against NAAC and NHELI arising under the Securities Act, related to WesCorp's purchases of certificates in two securitizations in 2006 and 2007. (Pl. 56.1 ¶ ¶ 79-82).
(iv) Fed. Hous. Fin. Agency, as Conservator for the Fed. Nat'l Mortg. Ass'n and the Fed. Home Loan Mort. Co. v. Nomura Holding Amer., Inc., et al., No. 11-cv-6201 (DLC) (S.D.N.Y., filed Sept. 2, 2011) (the " FHFA Action" ). The FHFA Action alleges claims against Nomura, NCCI, NHELI, NAAC, NSI, and various Nomura D& Os, arising under the Securities Act, as well as pendent claims under Virginia and District of Columbia law, related to Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's purchases of certificates in seven securitizations between 2005 and 2007. (Pl. 56.1 ¶ ¶ 90-106).
(v) The Prudential Ins. Co. of Amer., et al. v. Nomura Secur. Int'l, Inc., et al., No. 12-cv-5597 (SDW/MCA) (D.N.J., filed Aug. 1, 2012) (the " Prudential Action" ). The Prudential Action alleges claims against NCCI, NHELI, and NSI arising under New Jersey State law, including the state securities
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law, related to Prudential's purchases of certificates in five securitizations between 2006 and 2007. (Pl. 56.1 ¶ ¶ 113-16, 118).
The parties agree that the Nomura Subs qualify as Subsidiaries of Nomura under the Policies, and that each of the Underlying Actions constitutes a " Securities Claim" for " Wrongful Acts" under the Policies. (Pl. 56.1 ¶ ¶ 37-40). Moreover, Nomura has defended and is defending the Nomura Subs and Insured Persons in the Underlying Actions, and has thus incurred Defense Costs in doing so, which constitute Losses for the purposes of the Policies. ( Id. at ¶ ¶ 41-42).
Nomura provided notice of the Underlying Actions to Federal under the Policies, and requested that Federal provide coverage for each of them. (Joint 56.1 ¶ 7). Federal ultimately denied coverage for each of the Underlying Actions under the Plumbers' Union Exclusion and Section 13(g), claiming that the Underlying Actions were Related Claims, and " substantially similar," to the Plumbers' Union action. ( Id. at ¶ 8; Pl. 56.1 ¶ 51).
B. The Instant Litigation
Plaintiff initiated this action on August 21, 2013, seeking a declaratory judgment that Defendant had wrongly denied coverage for the Underlying Actions, and that Defendant had breached its duty to provide coverage for those actions. (Dkt. #1). On September 24, 2013, and September 27, 2013, the parties notified the Court that they wished to proceed directly to summary judgment. (Dkt. #12, 13). Accordingly, pursuant to the briefing schedule endorsed by the Court on October 28, 2013 (Dkt. #15), and amended on December 5, 2013 (Dkt. #19), Plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment (Dkt. #20) and Defendant's motion for summary judgment (Dkt. #27) were simultaneously filed on December 11, 2013. The parties' opposition papers were also simultaneously filed on January 17, 2014 (Dkt. #31, 33), and the motion was fully submitted as of the filing of the parties' reply papers on February 7, 2014 (Dkt. #38, 39). On February 17 and 18, 2014, the parties submitted supplemental letter briefing regarding subsequent developments in a cited matter. (Dkt. #40, 41).
The Court held a telephone conference on July 31, 2014, in order to provide the parties with an opportunity to submit supplemental briefing on three issues implicated by the parties' summary judgment motions. ( See generally Transcript of July 31, 2014 Conference (" July 31 Tr." ) (Dkt. #43)). First, the Court asked the parties to consider the impact, if any, of Federal's use of narrower language in defining " Related Claims" in the analysis of relatedness implicated by Section 13(g). (July 31 Tr. 4-7). To that end, the Court expressed concern that it was not " helped by the legal or [] factual analysis ... presented by the parties in their motion papers," since many decisions cited by Federal involved policy language that appeared to define the term " related" more broadly than did the Policies. ( Id.). Next, the Court asked the parties to consider whether the Court could discern relatedness, as defined in the Policies, solely from the record before it. ( Id. at 7-8). Third, the Court noted that the parties had argued for coverage as a binary determination: either all of the Underlying Actions were covered, or all were not. The Court asked the parties to consider whether the Policies supported a finding of partial relatedness. ( Id. at 8-9).
The parties submitted supplemental letter briefing on August 22, 2014 (Dkt. #45, 46). Notably, while offering antithetical responses to the Court's other questions, both parties agreed that the
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record before the Court was sufficient to ascertain relatedness, and, by extension, that no further factual development was needed. ( Id.). Pursuant to the Court's request, Nomura submitted copies of the relevant prospectus supplements for each offering implicated by the Underlying Actions and Plumbers' Union complaints on September 3, 2014. (Dkt. #47).[4]
A. Applicable Law
1. Summary Judgment Generally
Under Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(a), summary judgment may be granted only if all the submissions taken together " show[] that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law." See Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 322, 106 S.Ct. 2548, 91 L.Ed.2d 265 (1986); Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 247-48, 106 S.Ct. 2505, 91 L.Ed.2d 202 (1986).
The moving party bears the initial burden of demonstrating " the absence of a genuine issue of material fact." Celotex, 477 U.S. at 323. A fact is " material" if it " might affect the outcome of the suit under the governing law," and is genuinely in dispute " if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party." Anderson, 477 U.S. at 248; see also Jeffreys v. City of New York, 426 F.3d 549, 553 (2d Cir. 2005) (citing Anderson ). The movant may discharge this burden by showing that the nonmoving party has " fail[ed] to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to that party's case, and on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial." Celotex, 477 U.S. at 322; see also Selevan v. N.Y. Thruway Auth., 711 F.3d 253, 256 (2d Cir. 2013) (finding summary judgment appropriate where the non-moving party fails to " come forth with evidence sufficient to permit a reasonable juror to return a verdict in his or her favor on an essential element of a claim" (internal quotation marks omitted)).
If the moving party meets this burden, the nonmoving party must " set out specific facts showing a genuine issue for trial" using affidavits or otherwise, and cannot rely on the " mere allegations or denials" contained in the pleadings. Anderson, 477 U.S. at 248, 250; see also Celotex, 477 U.S. at 323-24; Wright v. Goord, 554 F.3d 255, 266 (2d Cir. 2009). The nonmoving party " must do more than simply show that there is some metaphysical doubt as to the material facts," Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co. v. Zenith Radio Corp., 475 U.S. 574, 586, 106 S.Ct. 1348, 89 L.Ed.2d 538 (1986) (internal quotation marks omitted), and cannot rely on " mere speculation or conjecture as to the true nature of the facts to overcome a motion for summary judgment," Knight v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co., 804 F.2d 9, 12 (2d Cir. 1986) (quoting Quarles v. Gen. Motors Corp., 758 F.2d 839, 840 (2d Cir. 1985)). Furthermore, " [m]ere conclusory allegations or denials cannot by themselves create a genuine issue of material fact where none would otherwise exist." Hicks v. Baines,
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593 F.3d 159, 166 (2d Cir. 2010) (quoting Fletcher v. Atex, Inc., 68 F.3d 1451, 1456 (2d Cir. 1995) (internal quotation marks and citations omitted)).
2. Interpretation of Insurance Contracts
" Insurance policies are, in essence, creatures of contract, and, accordingly, subject to principles of contract interpretation." Porco v. Lexington Ins. Co., 679 F.Supp.2d 432, 435 (S.D.N.Y. 2009) (quoting In re Estates of Covert and Another, 97 N.Y.2d 68, 761 N.E.2d 571, 735 N.Y.S.2d 879 (2001) (internal quotation marks omitted)). Under New York law, the interpretation of a contract " is a matter of law for the court to decide." Int'l Multifoods Corp. v. Commercial Union Ins. Co., 309 F.3d 76, 83 (2d Cir. 2002) (internal citation omitted).[5] The Court must interpret a contract's terms " in light of 'common speech' and the reasonable expectations of a businessperson." Belt Painting Corp. v. TIG Ins. Co., 100 N.Y.2d 377, 383, 795 N.E.2d 15, 763 N.Y.S.2d 790 (2003) (internal citation omitted).
If a contract term is " susceptible to at least two reasonable interpretations," the case may not be resolved on summary judgment, because the meaning of an ambiguous contract term is " generally an issue of fact, requiring the trier of fact to determine the parties' intent." U.S. Naval Inst. v. Charter Commc'ns, Inc., 875 F.2d 1044, 1048 (2d Cir. 1989) (internal citations omitted). In contrast, if the terms of the contract are not ambiguous, the dispute is properly resolved on summary judgment, and the court must endeavor to " give effect to the intent of the parties as expressed in the clear language of the contract." Mount Vernon Fire Ins. Co. v. Belize NY, Inc., 277 F.3d 232, 236 (2d Cir. 2002) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted).
When insurance contracts contain an exclusion provision, " '[t]he insurer generally bears the burden of proving that the claim falls within the scope of an exclusion ... [by] establish[ing] that the exclusion is stated in clear and unmistakable language, is subject to no other reasonable interpretation, and applies in the particular case.'" Seneca Ins. Co. v. Kemper Ins. Co., No. 02 Civ. 10088 (PKL), 2004 WL 1145830, at *10 (S.D.N.Y. May 21, 2004) (quoting Vill. of Sylvan Beach v. Travelers Indem. Co., 55 F.3d 114, 115-16 (2d Cir. 1995)), aff'd, 133 F.App'x 770 (2d Cir. 2005) (summary order); see also Seaboard Sur. Co. v. Gillette Co., 64 N.Y.2d 304, 311, 476 N.E.2d 272, 486 N.Y.S.2d 873 (1984) (stating that exclusions " are not to be extended by interpretation or implication, but are to be accorded a strict and narrow construction" (internal citation omitted)).
Lastly, " [w]here an exclusion lists more than one type of relationship to the actions for which coverage is sought and is separated in the disjunctive -- by use of the word 'or' -- the insurer need not show that every relationship is unambiguous and applicable so long as one relationship is unambiguous and applicable." Quanta Lines Ins. Co. v. Investors Capital Corp., No. 06 Civ. 4624 (PKL), 2009 WL 4884096, *20
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(S.D.N.Y. Dec. 17, 2009) (citing Pereira v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa., 525 F.Supp.2d 370, 376 (S.D.N.Y. 2007) (" [T]he particular structure of the prior litigation exclusion in the [insurance] policy does not require [the insurer] to demonstrate that every term in the clause is unambiguous. The exclusion clause lists many possible relationships that [the litigations] may have to one another such that the ... judgment would be barred from coverage, and it does so with the use of the critical conjunction 'or.'" (emphasis in original)), aff'd sub nom. Quanta Specialty Lines Ins. Co. v. Investors Capital Corp., 403 F.App'x 530 (2d Cir. 2010) (summary order); see also Zunenshine v. Executive Risk Indem., Inc., No. 97 Civ. 5525 (MBM), 1998 WL 483475, at *5 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 17, 1998) (noting that " both exclusions are phrased in the disjunctive, that is, a claim is excluded if it arises out of 'any fact, circumstance, situation, transaction, event or Wrongful Act'" (emphasis in original) (internal citation omitted)), aff'd, 182 F.3d 902 (2d Cir. 1999).
B. Analysis
The parties have cross-moved for summary judgment on the issue of whether the Plumbers' Union Exclusion and Section 13(g) bar coverage for the Underlying Actions.[6] The parties agree that there are no material issues of fact precluding summary judgment, and that the terms of these provisions are unambiguous. The parties dispute, however, the provisions' legal significance.
The Court must first decide, as a threshold matter, whether the provisions at issue are unambiguous as a matter of law. See Parks Real Estate Purchasing Grp. v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co., 472 F.3d 33, 42 (2d Cir. 2006) (" [T]he initial interpretation of a contract is a matter of law for the court to decide." (internal quotation marks and citation omitted)). If the Court finds these provisions to be unambiguous, it must then interpret the provisions in light of '" their plain and ordinary meaning.'" Ellicott Square Court Corp. v. Mountain Valley Indem. Co., 634 F.3d 112, 119 (2d Cir. 2011) (quoting Essex Ins. Co. v. Laruccia Constr., Inc., 71 A.D.3d 818, 898 N.Y.S.2d 558, 559 (2d Dep't 2010)). And while Nomura " bears the burden of showing that an insurance coverage covers the loss," Federal " bears the burden of showing that an exclusion applies to exempt it from covering a claim." MBIA Inc. v. Fed. Ins. Co., 652 F.3d 152, 158 (2d Cir. 2011) (internal citation omitted). Lastly, any doubts must be resolved in favor of Nomura. Id.
For the reasons discussed below, the Court finds that summary judgment is appropriate and that both the Plumbers' Union Exclusion and Section 13(g) are unambiguous. But while Federal has failed to meet its burden in showing that the Plumbers' Union Exclusion bars coverage, Nomura has failed to show that the Policies provide coverage for the Underlying Actions in light of Section 13(g). Federal is thus entitled to summary judgment on this latter basis.
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1. The Plumbers' Union Exclusion
a. The Provision Is Unambiguous
The Plumbers' Union Exclusion forecloses coverage for any Claim against Nomura that is
Pl. 56.1 ¶ 49).[7]
This provision can be understood as having two parts. The first portion pertains to claims that are " based upon, arising from, or in consequence of" the Plumbers' Union Amended Complaint. The Court finds this language to be unambiguous, in line with relevant Second Circuit cases that have reached the same result. See, e.g., Am. Home Assur. Co., 639 F.3d at 568 (finding similar language to be unambiguous, and noting that " the phrase 'arising out of' requires only that there be some causal relationship," and does not differ significantly from " based on" (emphasis omitted) (internal citations omitted)).
The second portion of this provision pertains to claims involving " the same or any substantially similar fact, circumstance, situation, transaction, event or matter" " described or cited below" ; the matter " described or cited below" is the Plumbers' Union Amended Complaint. The Court also finds this language to be unambiguous. See, e.g., Weinreich v. Sandhaus, 850 F.Supp. 1169, 1180 (S.D.N.Y. 1994) (finding the term " similar" to be unambiguous, and relying upon the dictionary definition of the term as " 1: having characteristics in common ... 2: alike in substance or essentials" (internal citation omitted)), amended on other grounds, 156 F.R.D. 60 (S.D.N.Y. 1994); see also United States v. Martinez-Santos, 184 F.3d 196, 204 (2d Cir. 1999) (" According to Webster's Dictionary, 'similar' is defined as 'having characteristics in common; very much alike; comparable.'" (internal citation omitted)). Having found the Plumbers' Union Exclusion to be unambiguous, the Court will now apply its terms.
b. The Parties' Suggested Readings of the Plumbers' Union Exclusion
i. The First Portion of the Provision
The first portion of the Plumbers' Union Exclusion excludes claims that are " based upon, arising from, or in consequence of" the Plumbers' Union Amended Complaint. Nomura argues that this category would include any future amended complaint in that action, such as the CAC, or any individual action that purports to opt-out from the class action. ( See Pl. Br. 14-15). While it quibbles with what may constitute a hypothetically excluded claim
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under this language, Federal does not seriously dispute that this portion of the provision is inapplicable to the Underlying Actions. ( See, e.g., Def. Opp. 6 & n.6).
The relevant case law supports that conclusion as well. The Second Circuit has previously interpreted the phrase " arising out of" to require " some causal relationship," and to be akin to " based on." Am. Home Assur. Co., 639 F.3d at 568. It is undisputed that the Underlying Actions are not causally related to the Plumbers' Union Amended Complaint: they are not opt-outs from that action and were not filed in that litigation.[8] The first portion of this provision thus does not exclude coverage.
ii. The Second Portion of the Provision
The second portion of this provision, however, is the subject of considerable dispute between the parties. Nomura urges that this phrase -- excluding coverage for " the same or any substantially similar fact, circumstance, situation, transaction, event or matter" " described or cited below" -- applies only to derivative claims that are the " same," or " substantially similar" to the Plumbers' Union Amended Complaint. (Pl. Br. 15-17). Nomura reasons that the " event or matter" " described or cited below" is the Plumbers' Union Amended Complaint, and not the factual allegations contained in the Plumbers' Union Amended Complaint or the legal arguments raised therein. ( Id.).
In support of this reading, Nomura raises several expresio unius est exclusio alterius -type arguments. ( See Pl. Br. 15-18). For instance, in an exclusion contained in the same manuscript endorsement, Federal excludes coverage for " any of the matters encompassed in " the SEC investigation of Bernard L. Madoff. ( Id. at 16-17, nn. 8-9 (emphasis added)). Similarly, Subsection 6(b) of the Policies excludes coverage for Claims based upon suits pending on or prior to July 30, 2004, " or the same or substantially the same fact, circumstance or situation underlying or alleged therein." ( Id. at 16 (emphasis added)). Thus, Nomura contends, where Federal sought to exclude coverage for the underlying matters encompassed in certain actions, it did; where it did not, it did not. (Pl. Opp. 11 (citing MBIA, 652 F.3d at 165-66 & n.7 (even where terms of the policy were unambiguous, the insurer failed to demonstrate that a provision barred coverage for certain costs where other terms in the policy showed that " the parties knew how to contract about the costs" and that the insurer " could have written the contract to contemplate exactly this situation" ))). For that reason, Nomura concludes, the Plumbers' Union Exclusion should be read only to exclude coverage for Claims that are the " same," or " substantially similar," to the Plumbers' Union Amended Complaint, a class of claims that does not include the Underlying Actions for the reasons discussed above.
Federal instead urges the second portion of the Plumbers' Union Exclusion to be read as follows: excluded Claims include those " 'based upon ... the same or any substantially similar fact, circumstance, situation, transaction, event or matter' as those that are 'described or cited' in the Amended Complaint in Plumbers['] Union." (Def. Br. 13; Def. Opp. 5 (quoting the Plumbers' Union
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(emphasis added)). Notably, however, the provision does not contain the word " in," as Federal repeatedly suggests that it does. ( Id.). The Exclusion instead states that coverage is barred for Claims that include " substantially similar fact[s]" to " the matter described or cited below" ; that " matter" is not " the claims alleged in Plumbers' Union Amended Complaint," nor even " the factual allegations contained in the Plumbers' Union Amended Complaint," but rather only the Plumbers' Union Amended Complaint.
Neither party's reading of this provision is entirely satisfactory. For starters, Nomura's suggested reading renders a portion of this provision redundant. While the " based upon" portion of the exclusion implies a causal relationship that the " same" portion does not, it is difficult to imagine how an action, but not necessarily its underlying factual allegations, could be the " same" or " substantially similar" to the Plumbers' Union Amended Complaint without also being " based upon, or arising from" the Plumbers' Union Amended Complaint. Accepting Nomura's argument means rejecting the " same" or " substantially similar" portion of the provision as superfluous. It is well-settled in this Circuit that " contract[ual] interpretations that render provisions of a contract superfluous" are " disfavored," and for this reason the Court rejects Nomura's interpretation of the exclusion. Int'l Multifoods Corp., 309 F.3d at 86 (collecting cases and citing, inter alia, Garza v. Marine Transport Lines, Inc., 861 F.2d 23, 27 (2d Cir. 1988) (" Under New York law an interpretation of a contract that has 'the effect of rendering at least one clause superfluous or meaningless ... is not preferred and will be avoided if possible.'" )).
Federal's interpretation engenders comparable problems. First, upon consideration of the policy as a whole, it appears that where the parties -- and in particular, Federal -- sought to exclude claims based upon the facts alleged in a certain matter, they did so. See MBIA, 652 F.3d at 165 (courts must read a contract " as a whole" and construe its terms " in context" (internal citation omitted)). Federal did not do so here. Second and more importantly, Federal's interpretation materially alters its terms by adding words and phrases that are simply not there. '" [E]xclusions or exceptions from policy coverage ... are not to be extended by interpretation or implication, but are to be accorded a strict and narrow construction.'" Cragg v. Allstate Indem. Corp., 17 N.Y.3d 118, 122, 950 N.E.2d 500, 926 N.Y.S.2d 867 (2011) (quoting Pioneer Tower Owners Ass'n v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 12 N.Y.3d 302, 308, 908 N.E.2d 875, 880 N.Y.S.2d 885 (2009) (" Our precedents require us to adopt the readings that narrow the exclusions, and result in coverage." )).
On this basis, Federal has failed to carry the " heavy burden" of demonstrating that " clear and unmistakable language" in the Plumbers' Union Exclusion excludes coverage for the Underlying Actions, and is " subject to no other reasonable interpretation." See Cont'l Cas. Co. v. Rapid-Am. Corp., 80 N.Y.2d 640, 652, 609 N.E.2d 506, 593 N.Y.S.2d 966 (1993) (internal citations omitted). In fact, it is only through adding missing terms to this exclusion that Federal reaches the result it desires. The Court may not do the same, and must instead must resolve this dispute in Nomura's favor. See MBIA, 652 F.3d at 158 (" Doubts are resolved in favor of the insured." (internal citation omitted)); see also Consedine v. Portville Cent. Sch. Dist., 12 N.Y.3d 286, 293, 907 N.E.2d 684, 879 N.Y.S.2d 806 (2009) (" Courts 'may not by construction add or excise terms, nor distort the meaning of those used and
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thereby make a new contract for the parties under the guise of interpreting the writing.'" (internal citation omitted)); Cragg, 17 N.Y.3d at 122 ('" [E]xclusions or exceptions from policy coverage ... are not to be extended by interpretation or implication, but are to be accorded a strict and narrow construction.'" (internal citation omitted)).
2. Section 13(g)
The Court next turns to the second provision at issue here, the language at Section 13(g) of each Policy that provides that
Pl. 56.1 ¶ 44). As noted above, " Related Claims" are defined as " all Claims for Wrongful Acts based upon, arising from, or in consequence of the same or related facts, circumstances, situations, transactions or events or the same or related series of facts, circumstances, situations, transactions or events." ( Id. at ¶ 30). " Wrongful Acts" are in turn defined to include " any error, misstatement, misleading statement, act, omission, neglect, or breach of duty committed, attempted, or allegedly committed or attempted." ( Id. at ¶ 33).
The Court agrees with the parties that the terms of this provision are unambiguous. (Pl. Br. 12; Def. Br. 12). The other operative terms in Section 13(g) -- Claim, Policy Period -- are also defined in the Policies. Moreover, the Policies define the term " Related Claim" using similar language to that used in the Plumbers' Union Exclusion, which the Court has already found to be unambiguous.
b. The Application of Section 13(g) to Determine Coverage or Exclusion
Before the Court applies Section 13(g)'s terms, however, it must first address the parties' competing arguments regarding how Section 13(g) may be applied. Federal contends that Section 13(g) determines coverage, since the Policies provide coverage only for Claims first made during the Policy Period; the Plumbers' Union claim was first made in 2008, during a policy period covered by a different insurer. (Def. Br. 21-22; see also Pl. 56.1 ¶ 34 (quoting the Policies' insuring clause, which covers " Loss which the Organization becomes legally obligated to pay on account of any Securities Claim first made against the Organization during the Policy Period... for a Wrongful Act committed, attempted, or allegedly committed or attempted by the Organization or the Insured Persons before or during the Policy Period, but only if such Securities Claim is reported to the Company in writing." (emphasis added))). Thus, because Section 13(g) deems the Underlying Actions as being Claims made when the Plumbers' Union Claim was first made, they fall outside the ambit of Federal's coverage. (Def. Br. 21, 24 n.9 (noting that Nomura should " look to the Greenwich policy for any coverage" in the Underlying Actions); Def. Opp. 15-19). Under Federal's reading of the Policies, Nomura bears the burden of demonstrating that coverage applies in light of Section 13(g).
Nomura contends instead that Section 13(g) does not determine coverage, but instead caps Federal's liability for multiple claims based on the same or related facts. ( See Pl. Br. 22-23). Thus, says Nomura, while Section 13(g) is not itself an exclusion, Federal nonetheless bears the burden of demonstrating that it applies, since coverage
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would otherwise exist under the Policies. (Pl. Opp. 20-22).
Several of Nomura's arguments in this regard can be quickly disposed of. First, it advances a structural argument premised upon the fact that Section 13(g) appears in a section titled " Limit of Liability, Retention and Coinsurance," which is separate from the section titled " Exclusions," or the manuscript endorsement where the Plumbers' Union Exclusion appears. ( See, e.g., Pl. Br. 22-24). However, as Federal notes, location alone does not dictate the meaning of a provision's language, particularly where that provision is stated in unambiguous language, as it is here. ( See Def. Opp. 18-19 (citing Policies Section at 6, § 14 (" [t]he description in the headings and sub-headings of [the Policies] are solely for convenience, and form no part of the terms and conditions of coverage" ))).
Nomura next argues that accepting Federal's understanding of Section 13(g) would render superfluous the temporal exclusion contained in Section 6(b), which excludes coverage for any claim pending on or prior to July 30, 2004. (Pl. Opp. 22). By that section, Nomura contends, Federal has already shifted liability to a prior period covered by a different insurer in Section 6(b). Thus, Federal is attempting to " rewrite" the Policies to " enlarge the July 30, 2004 cut-off date by pressing [S]ection 13(g) into service as a duplicative, broader temporal exclusion," which would render Section 6(b) superfluous. (Pl. Opp. 22). This argument also fails. Section 13(g), as Federal interprets it, confines Federal's liability to Claims first made during the Policy Period; by contrast, Section 6(b) contains a strict temporal limitation that would not exclude, for instance, the Plumbers' Union Action or any Related Action. ( See Compl. ¶ 26 (" The Policies' 'Pending or Prior Litigation' date [contained in Section 6(b)] is July 30, 2004 -- long before the Plumbers' Union Claim was made." )). On this basis, even interpreting Section 13(g) as Federal suggests would not negate Section 6(b)'s temporal exclusion.
The more interesting question concerns the allocation of the burden of proof. Contrary to Federal's arguments, the issue is not free from doubt, in part because of certain semantic distractions that have appeared in the case law. At times, courts in this Circuit and District have differentiated coverage " exclusions" (as to which the insurer bears the burden of proof) and coverage " bars" (as to which the policyholder typically bears the burden of proof). Compare MBIA, 652 F.3d at 159-62, 164-64 (concluding that provision capping the insurer's liability at $200,000 operated as an exclusion because it would exclude costs that would otherwise be covered under the policies; thus, the insurer bore the " heavy burden" of demonstrating that the provision applied to exclude coverage in " clear and unmistakable language" ), with Quanta Lines, 2009 WL 4884096, at *14-15 (finding that an interrelated acts provision similarly worded to Section 13(g) barred coverage); Zahler v. Twin City Fire Ins. Co., No. 04 Civ. 10299 (LAP), 2006 WL 846352, at *5 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 31, 2006) (holding that a similarly-worded interrelated wrongful acts provision barred coverage, while a prior notice exclusion excluded coverage); Seneca, 2004 WL 1145830, at *4 (finding that a similarly-worded interrelated acts provision barred coverage); cf. Glascoff v. OneBeacon Midwest Ins. Co., No. 13 Civ. 1013 (DAB), 2014 WL 1876984, at *5-7 (S.D.N.Y. May 8, 2014) (holding that a similarly-worded interrelated wrongful acts provision did not bar coverage).[9]
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The precise difference between " exclusions" and " bars," and the legal implications attendant to that difference, is not entirely clear. One could argue, regardless of nomenclature, that Section 13(g) operates as an exclusion; it certainly does not grant coverage, and it forecloses coverage for certain claims (i.e., those found to be " related" ) that would otherwise be covered under the Policies. Notably, however, Nomura has explicitly disclaimed such an argument ( see Pl. Br. 22 (" [Section 13(g)] is not an exclusion." ); Pl. Opp. 21 (same)), and the Court will not do Nomura's work for it. More importantly, as discussed in the remainder of this Opinion, the allocation of the burden of proof does not matter in this case; even if Federal bore the burden of demonstrating that coverage was excluded, it has met that burden because it has demonstrated that a sufficient factual nexus exists, such that the Underlying Actions are Related Claims to Plumbers' Union.
c. The Underlying Actions Are Related Claims to the Plumbers' Union Claim
The Court must now determine whether any " fact, circumstance, situation, transaction, event or matter" described in the Plumbers' Union Amended Complaint is " substantially similar" to those alleged in the Underlying Actions. Courts commonly apply the so-called " factual nexus" test in order to determine whether claims are the " same" or " substantially similar." " A sufficient factual nexus exists where the Claims 'are neither factually nor legally distinct, but instead arise from common facts' and where the 'logically connected facts and circumstances demonstrate a factual nexus' among the Claims." Quanta Lines, 2009 WL 4884096, at *14 (quoting Seneca, 2004 WL 1145830, at *9); accord Zunenshine, 1998 WL 483475, at *5 (factual nexus requires specific overlapping facts, but does not require that the claims " involve precisely the same parties, legal theories, Wrongful Acts, or requests for relief" (internal alterations omitted)).
In order to ascertain whether a sufficient factual nexus exists, the Court must undertake a " side-by-side review" of the factual allegations in the Plumbers' Union Amended Complaint and the Underlying Actions. Zahler, 2006 WL 846352, at *6. That review reveals that the relevant complaints contain overlapping (and frequently identical) factual allegations, arising from strikingly similar circumstances, alleging similar claims for relief. See Zahler, 2006 WL 846352, at *6 (" A side-by-side review of the Securities Complaint and ERISA Complaint reveals that the facts alleged in the two actions are in many cases identical[.]" );
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Seneca, 2004 WL 1145830, at *9 (finding a factual nexus where the claims shared " numerous logically connected facts and circumstances" ); Zunenshine, 1998 WL 483475, at *5 (finding a " strong factual nexus" where both lawsuits alleged " four of the same six plaintiffs made virtually identical false statements in reports, press releases, and other public statements" during the same time period); see also Quanta Lines, 2009 WL 4884096, at *14-15 (concluding that sufficient factual nexus existed between claims accusing directors of failure to supervise the same representative's sale of the same unregistered securities). The plaintiffs in the Plumbers' Union Action and in the Underlying Actions each allege that they invested in reliance on certain misstatements in the offering documents and registration statements filed in connection with various RMBS offerings between 2005 and 2007, and were harmed as a result. ( Compare Plumbers' Union CAC ¶ ¶ 11-13, with FHLB-Boston Compl. ¶ ¶ 2, 9, NCUA California-WesCorp Compl. ¶ 3, NCUA Kansas-U.S. Central Compl. ¶ ¶ 5-8, FHFA Compl. ¶ ¶ 1, 5, 10, and Prudential Compl. ¶ 1). The plaintiffs bring claims under state and federal securities laws in connection with Nomura's liability for alleged misstatements in the offering documents. ( Compare Plumbers' Union CAC ¶ ¶ 178-204, with FHLB-Boston Compl. ¶ ¶ 940-62, 972-80, NCUA California-WesCorp Compl. ¶ ¶ 425-33, 474-83, 518-29, 542-53, NCUA Kansas-U.S. Central ¶ ¶ 406-15, FHFA Compl. ¶ ¶ 137-84, 217-48, and Prudential Compl. ¶ ¶ 469-89). Specifically, the plaintiffs in each action allege that they relied upon the following specific misrepresentations in the relevant offering documents:
o A representation that underwriting standards were properly followed and applied in determining the creditworthiness of borrowers, particularly with respect to the sufficiency of documentation (such as mortgage applications, financial information, tax forms, and income statements) as to borrowers' ability to repay the mortgages ( compare Plumbers' Union CAC ¶ ¶ 3, 5, 67-118, with FHLB-Boston Compl. ¶ ¶ 616-28, 841, NCUA California-WesCorp Compl. ¶ ¶ 320-28, 388, NCUA Kansas-U.S. Central Compl. ¶ ¶ 185-85, 195, 316-24, 337, FHFA Compl. ¶ ¶ 76-85, 113, and Prudential Compl. ¶ ¶ 4, 61-70, 388);
o A statement that " compensating factors" were present that justified the issuance of mortgage loans to borrowers who did not otherwise qualify for those loans ( compare Plumbers' Union CAC ¶ ¶ 81-82, with FHLB-Boston Compl. ¶ ¶ 616-28, 842, NCUA California-WesCorp Compl. ¶ ¶ 185-86, 376, 388, NCUA Kansas-U.S. Central Compl. ¶ ¶ 347-49, 355, FHFA Compl. ¶ 79, and Prudential Compl. ¶ ¶ 5, 70, 388);
o Inaccuracies concerning the extent to which borrowers were already delinquent in repayment of their mortgage loans ( compare Plumbers' Union CAC ¶ ¶ 128-31, with FHLB-Boston Compl. ¶ 627, NCUA California-WesCorp Compl. ¶ 394, NCUA Kansas-U.S. Central Compl. ¶ 337, FHFA Compl. ¶ ¶ 127-29, and Prudential Compl. ¶ 133);
o Statements that the values of the underlying mortgages were accurate, and were not inflated as a result of improper property appraisals ( compare Plumbers' Union CAC ¶ ¶ 132-42 with FHLB-Boston Compl. ¶ ¶ 623-26, 857-76, NCUA California-WesCorp Compl. ¶ ¶ 187, 301, NCUA Kansas-U.S. Central Compl. ¶ 259, FHFA Compl. ¶ ¶ 107, 111-12, 121, and Prudential Compl. ¶ ¶ 77-80);
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o Statements that the loan-to-value ratios of the underlying mortgage loans were accurate ( compare Plumbers' Union CAC ¶ ¶ 143-46, with FHLB-Boston Compl. ¶ ¶ 618, 627, 878-85, NCUA California-WesCorp Compl. ¶ ¶ 299, 302-04, NCUA Kansas-U.S. Central Compl. ¶ ¶ 254, 362-64, FHFA Compl. ¶ ¶ 90-95, 106-12, and Prudential Compl. ¶ ¶ 7, 81-84, 147-202); and
o Statements that the mortgage-backed securities investors purchased were investment grade ( compare Plumbers' Union CAC ¶ ¶ 147-68, with FHLB-Boston Compl. ¶ ¶ 892-99, NCUA California-WesCorp Compl. ¶ ¶ 93-95, NCUA Kansas-U.S. Central Compl. ¶ ¶ 89-91, FHFA Compl. ¶ ¶ 96-99, 123-26, and Prudential Compl. ¶ ¶ 9, 93-95, 377, 412).
On these bases, the Court finds that the Underlying Actions and Plumbers' Union plainly share a strong factual nexus, and the Underlying Actions must be deemed Related Claims to Plumbers' Union as a result.
Independent of this fact-specific inquiry, the parties urge the Court to adopt varying definitions of " relatedness" based upon the categories of allegations in the operative complaints; their arguments are neither particularly persuasive nor grounded in the relevant case law. First, Federal contends that the Court should find relatedness on the basis that the plaintiffs in Plumbers' Union and the Underlying Actions allege misrepresentations arising from common categories. (Def. Br. 6-10). In fact, it was not until the Court requested supplemental briefing that Defendant submitted an in-depth, allegation-by-allegation review of the operative complaints in support of its argument. ( See Dkt. #45). Absent this fact-specific review, Federal's urged reading -- based solely upon similar categories of misrepresentations -- could be applied so expansively that entire business lines could be precluded from coverage based upon a single lawsuit. This is not the law. See, e.g., Hrobuchak v. Fed. Ins. Co., No. 3:10-CV-481, 2010 WL 4237435, at *4 (M.D. Pa. Oct. 21, 2010) (" One suit over your business practices in one state [] cannot mean that your insurer is forever immune from having to extend coverage in future suits." ).
Nomura, by contrast, urges a much narrower definition of relatedness. Nomura did not submit a fact-specific analysis of the Underlying Actions and Plumbers' Union, but instead identified and rested upon facial differences between the actions: different plaintiffs, different defendants, different offerings,[10] and different mortgage
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pools. ( See Nomura Br. 18-20). Yet Nomura has failed to provide any case law support for such a narrow definition of relatedness, and appears to argue for an offering-by-offering distinction. Such a definition runs afoul of the relevant case law. See Zunenshine, 1998 WL 483475, at *5 (observing that to demonstrate a sufficient factual nexus, the claims need not " involve precisely the same parties, legal theories, Wrongful Acts, or requests for relief" ).
More importantly, Nomura did nothing to demonstrate that these identified differences mattered, i.e., that they were anything other than differences in name only. For instance, while the identities of the plaintiffs vary, each is a sophisticated investor that relied upon allegedly material (and substantively identical) misstatements in the offering documents and was harmed as a result. And while the Nomura Subs' identities differ, the complaints make no distinction among the Nomura defendants' liability based upon their alleged roles in the offerings. Moreover, although the Underlying Actions allege claims in connection with different offerings, the alleged misstatements in those offering documents are largely identical. And while the relevant offerings occurred over a roughly two-year period, Nomura has introduced no evidence that the differences in date mattered; indeed, the Underlying Actions make no such allegation. To be sure, the offerings securitized different mortgage pools (Nomura Br. 19), but the complaints fail to distinguish liability based upon differing mortgage pools -- perhaps because the pools contained strikingly similar categories of underlying mortgages, described in the relevant offering documents using strikingly similar language and data. ( See, e.g., Connuck Decl. Ex. 1-3 (appendices from the FHFA and FHLB-Boston Actions reviewing misstatements in the prospectus supplements)).
As for other proffered bases of non-relatedness, Nomura contends that to the extent underwriting guidelines were at issue, " the mortgage loans in the different trusts were originated by numerous different but unrelated lenders (in some instances, over 100) pursuant to individual underwriting guidelines." (Nomura Opp. 7). Yet it introduces no evidence indicating that underwriting guidelines actually differed by lender, and instead leaves the Court simply to infer as much. The Underlying Actions allege that the bare minimum of lending guidelines described in the offering documents were not met; such an allegation extends across lenders. And even if hundreds of different lenders originated
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the mortgage loans at issue, just two lenders are singled out repeatedly in the complaints. ( See Plumbers' Union CAC ¶ ¶ 69, 83-103 (FNBN's failure to adhere to underwriting guidelines), 104-118 (Silver State Bank's failure to adhere to underwriting guidelines); NCUA California-WesCorp Compl. ¶ ¶ 181-97 (incorporating allegations in Plumbers' Union regarding FNBN's failure to adhere to underwriting guidelines), 249-56 (Silver State Bank's failure to adhere to underwriting guidelines); NCUA Kansas-U.S. Central Compl. ¶ ¶ 167-73 (incorporating allegations in Plumbers' Union regarding FNBN's failure to adhere to underwriting guidelines), 223-27 (Silver State Bank's failure to adhere to underwriting guidelines); FHLB-Boston Compl. ¶ ¶ 616-28 (Silver State Bank's failure to adhere to underwriting guidelines); FHFA Compl. ¶ 120 (Silver State Bank's failure to adhere to underwriting guidelines)).
Nomura also attempts to differentiate the instant case on the basis that the Policies utilize seemingly narrower language in defining relatedness than do the policies at issue in many of the cases cited by Federal. ( See Def. Opp. 10-19 (citing, inter alia, XL Specialty Ins. Co. v. Perry, No. CV 11-02078-RGK JCGX, 2012 WL 3095331, at *7 (C.D. Cal. June 27, 2012) (coverage precluded for " any claim based upon, arising out of, directly or indirectly resulting from or in consequence of, or in any way involving the following: 1) the [prior complaint]; or 2) any fact ... or series of facts ... underlying or alleged in the [prior complaint], regardless of any legal theory upon which such claim is predicated" (emphases added)))); Pl. Opp. 13-15 (noting the cases cited by Defendant in which " in any way involving" language was present in the provision at issue)). To be sure, the Policies lack the broad " in any way involving" language that many courts have referenced in reaching a relatedness determination. See, e.g., Quanta Lines, 2009 WL 4884096, at *21-22 (emphasizing the " in any way involving" clause in the applicable provision); Pereira, 525 F.Supp.2d at 381 n.16 (" The Court notes that the prior litigation exclusion does not merely exclude claims that 'involve' alleged facts in past litigation, it also excludes claims that involve 'in any way' alleged facts in past litigation." (emphasis in original)). This does not mean, however, that the Court applies anything other than the factual nexus test in ascertaining relatedness; Nomura has argued no differently. ( See Nomura Br. 24-25 (citing authorities applying the " factual nexus test" ); Pl. Opp. 15-16 (same)).
Even were the Court to apply the " factual nexus test" as narrowly as possible, owing to Federal's narrower Policy language, such a nexus plainly exists here. Plumbers' Union and the Underlying Actions are each brought by similarly-injured investors against the same group of defendants who participated in the same types of securities offerings pursuant to nearly identical offering documents involving the sale of interests in pools of mortgage loans that were made, pooled, and securitized in strikingly similar ways. What is more, the factual allegations in the complaints are more than overlapping, they are nearly identical. On this basis, the Underlying Actions clearly allege facts which are the " same" as or " similar to" those alleged in Plumbers' Union.
Nomura lastly raises a series of policy arguments in support of its litigation position. First, Nomura protests that a finding of relatedness here would bar coverage for any future RMBS actions, since the offering documents for RMBS actions contain similar categories of information. ( See Pl. Reply 5-6). This decision is not so far-reaching. As the Court made clear above, a conclusory argument of relatedness
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based solely upon similar categories of information is insufficient. See Glascoff, 2014 WL 1876984, at *6 (finding that " conclusory" allegations " that the two Claims share common facts and circumstances," were insufficient to establish a common factual nexus). Instead, the Court's decision here is a product of its careful " side-by-side comparison" of the factual allegations in Plumbers' Union and the Underlying Actions. See Zahler, 2006 WL 846352, at *6. That the Underlying Actions share a factual nexus with Plumbers' Union in this case does not mean that a future RMBS action, premised upon different misstatements or different conduct by Nomura, could never be covered by the Policies.
Nomura further argues that if Federal had wished to preclude coverage for all RMBS actions, it should have explicitly done so. After all, Federal had to have known that Nomura faced this potential source of liability, since it sold the Policies to Nomura " only two years after the housing market collapsed ... and after Plumbers' Union was filed." (Pl. Br. 21). Indeed, Nomura paid " substantial premiums" to Federal in order to " protect itself against liability to investors, including with respect to its former RMBS business." ( Id. at 4). Unfortunately, however, Nomura has introduced no evidence in support of its argument. At base, Nomura's proffered construction of " relatedness" is simply contrary to the terms of the Policies and the prevailing law within this Circuit. In this litigation, Nomura has persisted in arguing that its definition of relatedness should apply, while also affirming that the record before the Court was sufficient to ascertain relatedness and that the Policies' terms were unambiguous. If it had wished its construction to hold more weight, Nomura might have argued that Section 13(g) was ambiguous, and that the parties specifically understood that those " substantial premiums" would cover any future RMBS claims, or any claims based upon different offerings than those at issue in Plumbers' Union. But it did not, and the Court may neither disregard the language of the Policies nor the controlling law, however sensible Nomura's arguments may be. ( See Dkt. #46).
Because the Underlying Actions are Related Claims to Plumbers' Union, Section 13(g) deems them to have been first made in 2008, and they thus fall outside the ambit of coverage provided by the Policies. Federal's motion for summary judgment is granted on this basis.
For the reasons discussed herein, Plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment is GRANTED with respect to the Plumbers' Union Exclusion, and DENIED with respect to Section 13(g). The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate Docket Entry 20. Accordingly, Defendant's cross-motion for summary judgment is DENIED with respect to the Plumbers' Union Exclusion, and GRANTED with respect to Section 13(g). The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate Docket Entry 27, and to mark the case as closed.
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Riassunto: Strikes and the threat of strikes, breakdowns, signal failures, crumbling infrastructure and rising crime - for every Londoner, and many commuters, too, the disastrous condition of London's underground system is a daily reminder of the political and managerial failures that have brought a critical public service to the verge of collapse. Now that the Labour government has committed the future of the Tube to the Treasury's Public/Private Partnership Scheme, the question is: in 2013 will we see as promised, a refurbished and revitalised system? Or will we be lamenting yet another instalment in a long litany of failure? Christian Wolmar is not optimistic - indeed, he sees every prospect of a reprise of the consequences that flowed from the privatisation of the railways, which he analysed in his previous book "Broken Rail". So how, he asks, did we get into this situation? Why was the Tube starved of investment by successive governments over so many years? How did the present government allow it to become a political football, a vehicle for "punishing" Ken Livingstone for the humiliation he had imposed upon them in London's first mayoral election? Why do ministers still believe, after the collapse of Railtrack, that the separation of operations from maintenance and renewal is anything other than a recipe for inefficiency and a threat to safety? This is a tale of conspiracy and intrigue with a rich cast of characters - Tony Blair, John Prescott and his puppetmaster, Gordon Brown, on the one side and Ken Livingstone and Bob Kiley, the manager Livingstone brought in to save the Tube, and his mysterious coterie of fellow Americans, on the other. For Londoners, though, the critical question is whether all these players can now put the antagonisms behind them and recreate a transport system worthy of a great capital city? Christian Wolmar explains the legacy they have inherited and analyses the problems they will face in the future.
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I can see why the practice leans toward gleaning insight about that which is beyond form. After all, we do tend to be mesmerized by the physical world. So to balance us we tend to need a spiritual practice, lest we get wrapped up in the daily tasks and then think that that is all there is to our lives. 'I am a bill payer' would be an example of an aspect of this kind of reduction.
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What is called for is a sacred marriage or union within myself between the stories that give my life form and the great mystery that is formless and beyond any one person's comprehension. And while I recognize this I also think that the mystery is something that we hold together, across people. This is an important reason for us to come together and to listen to one another—to explore the mystery and wonder of life!
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I am an EU citizen but I travel frequently to Luxembourg. I have always toyed with the idea of investing in funds here in Luxembourg rather than back home. I would love to know more if it's possible and if it is, how can one go about it.
roger rheinhardt posted:
Be careful with some of the smaller banks like ING Bank. They struggle to survive and their service to date that we know of has been nothing short of poor. GO for a lux stalwart like BCEE or a big international name as the others are commercial disasters waiting to happen.


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Proceedings by John P. Owen against the Brief English Systems, Inc., and others, to punish respondents for participation in alleged sham and collusive suits in United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, whereby petitioner was prevented from proceeding to collect the costs awarded to him by the mandate of this court.
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