Direct Benefits Estoppel Disputed In Texas Appeal Involving Reinsurance

(March 8, 2023, 1:32 PM EST) -- TYLER, Texas — A direct benefits estoppel case in Texas appellate court focuses on whether a school district can be compelled to arbitrate under a reinsurance contract to which it is not a party, with the reinsurer arguing that the district’s “claims arise out of or relate to the” contract and the district contending that rulings against the reinsurer in two “carbon-copy” cases are correct and preclusive....