ALBANY – Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft exercised due diligence while advising an investor about securitized commercial mortgage loans, the Court of Appeals ruled Thursday, dismissing the last remaining claim in a legal malpractice suit against the firm.

The court concluded in the 6-0 decision that no triable issues of fact exist against Cadwalader in the action brought by the Nomura Asset Capital Corporation and the related Asset Securitization Corporation.