American Bankers Insurance Group, Incorporated v. Richard F. Long Lillie M. Long

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• noting that while review of a decision compelling arbitration is typically de novo, when that “decision is based on principles of equitable estoppel, we review the district court’s decision for abuse of discretion”
• analyzing whether a non-signatory could enforce an arbitration agreement under a theory of equitable estoppel
• “Equitable estoppel rests on a simple proposition: it is unfair for a party to rely on a contract when it works to its advantage, and repudiate it when it works to its disadvantage.”
• the principle of equitable estoppel can prevent a party from asserting he did not know of or assent to an arbitration agreement when that same party has previously benefitted from the contract containing such agreement

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