Goldman v. KPMG, LLP

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• explaining that nonsignatories can 24 compel arbitration when claims are intertwined with arbitrable claims
• stating that, when considering reliance, “we examine the facts alleged in the complaint[]”
• considering whether the allegations “are in any way founded in or bound up with the terms or obligations in the operating agreement” (emphasis added)
• considering whether the allegations “are in any way founded in or bound up with the terms or obligations in the operating agreement” (emphasis added)
• “[T]he underlying principle, stated in all cases” is “actual reliance on the terms of the agreement to impose liability on the nonsignatory.”
• estoppel is triggered by “[t]he plaintiff’s actual dependence on the underlying contract in making out the claim against the nonsignatory defendant” (citation omitted) (alteration in original)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).