Putative Class Actions, Equitable Estoppel

Tenth Circuit Finds Non-Signatory May Compel Arbitration Based on Equitable Estoppel

Carlton Fields on 1/21/2022

Defendant SemGroup Corp. and intervenor-defendant Cypress Environmental Management-TIR appealed an Oklahoma district court order denying their motions to compel arbitration. The plaintiff, Robert Ferrell, was a Cypress...more

This Week at the Ninth: Independent or Intertwined?

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Left Coast Appeals on 6/1/2021

This week, the Ninth Circuit simultaneously issued two decisions addressing the circumstances in which equitable estoppel can require a plaintiff to arbitrate a claim absent an arbitration agreement with the defendant. In the...more

Eleventh Circuit Affirms Denial of Motion to Arbitrate Where Appellant Was Not a Party to Arbitration Agreement

Carlton Fields on 8/31/2020

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed the denial of a motion to arbitrate where the appellants were not parties to the agreements containing arbitration clauses. The court also concluded that equitable...more

Cryptocurrency Theft Class Not Estopped From Avoiding Enforcement Of Arbitration Clause Under Either California Or Florida Law

Carlton Fields on 6/6/2018

The Eleventh Circuit recently affirmed the denial of a motion to compel arbitration based on equitable estoppel in a putative class action by victims of a cryptocurrency exchange website (Cryptsy) CEO’s theft of money derived...more

Putative Class Actions › Equitable Estoppel

Tenth Circuit Finds Non-Signatory May Compel Arbitration Based on Equitable Estoppel

This Week at the Ninth: Independent or Intertwined?

Eleventh Circuit Affirms Denial of Motion to Arbitrate Where Appellant Was Not a Party to Arbitration Agreement

Cryptocurrency Theft Class Not Estopped From Avoiding Enforcement Of Arbitration Clause Under Either California Or Florida Law

Minor Not Bound—Directly Or Indirectly—By Arbitration Agreement In Mother’s Credit Card Agreement

Court Denies Motion For Interlocutory Appeal In Alleged Insurance Kickback Scheme

Court Grants Motion For Partial Judgment On The Pleadings In RESPA Class Action Regarding Private Mortgage Insurance

Putative Class Actions › Equitable Estoppel

Tenth Circuit Finds Non-Signatory May Compel Arbitration Based on Equitable Estoppel

This Week at the Ninth: Independent or Intertwined?

Eleventh Circuit Affirms Denial of Motion to Arbitrate Where Appellant Was Not a Party to Arbitration Agreement

Cryptocurrency Theft Class Not Estopped From Avoiding Enforcement Of Arbitration Clause Under Either California Or Florida Law

Minor Not Bound—Directly Or Indirectly—By Arbitration Agreement In Mother’s Credit Card Agreement

Court Denies Motion For Interlocutory Appeal In Alleged Insurance Kickback Scheme

Court Grants Motion For Partial Judgment On The Pleadings In RESPA Class Action Regarding Private Mortgage Insurance

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