2nd Circuit Sets Argument On Ruling That Direct-Benefits Estoppel Doesn’t Apply

(November 8, 2023, 12:17 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has allotted each side 10 minutes for oral argument on Dec. 4 in a reinsurer’s appeal over denial of its bid to compel arbitration with school districts, which failed because the districts are not party to the agreement containing the arbitration provision and a federal judge ruled that direct-benefits estoppel does not apply to the districts’ claims....