Hill v. G E Power Systems, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• recognizing that, when deciding whether to apply the Grigson equitable estoppel doctrine, A the district court is better equipped to make the call than this court, and we do not lightly override that discretion. @
• stating that Grigson holds that “equitable estoppel applies when the signatory to a written agreement containing an arbitration clause must rely on the terms of the written agreement in asserting its claims against the nonsignatory ”
• permitting suit to go forward would undermine the arbitration proceeding and thus thwart federal policy
• outlining the limited circumstances under which a nonsignatory can invoke an arbitration agreement
• plaintiff signatory alleged non‑signatory and defendant signatory A worked in tandem @ to misappropriate trade secrets and fraudulently induce plaintiff to contract with them
• staying non-signatory’s claims when signatory’s claims were compelled to arbitration

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Cited by

67 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

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  Texas Supreme Court· 2005-10-28· cited 447×
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  Fifth Circuit· 2003-09-15· cited 352×
• In Re Merrill Lynch Trust Co. FSB
  Texas Supreme Court· 2007-08-24· cited 273×
• Sherer v. Green Tree Servicing LLC
  Fifth Circuit· 2008-11-10· cited 149×
• Goldman v. KPMG, LLP
  California Court of Appeal· 2009-04-22· cited 139×
• Meyer v. WMCO-GP, LLC
  Texas Supreme Court· 2006-12-22· cited 131×
• Deep Water Slender Wells, Ltd. v. Shell International Exploration & Production, Inc.
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2007-09-06· cited 115×
• Brown v. Pacific Life Insurance
  Fifth Circuit· 2006-08-23· cited 103×
• American Bankers Insurance Group, Incorporated v. Richard F. Long Lillie M. Long
  Fourth Circuit· 2006-07-14· cited 100×
• James H. Westmoreland v. Roland J. Sadoux, Roland J. Sadoux
  Fifth Circuit· 2002-07-18· cited 87×
• Waste Management, Inc. v. Residuos Industriales Multiquim, S.A. De C.V.
  Fifth Circuit· 2004-06-11· cited 77×
• American Heritage Life Insurance v. Lang
  Fifth Circuit· 2003-02-26· cited 70×
• Sr. Kate Reid v. Doe Run Resources Corp.
  Eighth Circuit· 2012-11-13· cited 61×
• Feldman/Matz Interests, L.L.P. v. Settlement Capital Corp.
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2004-07-13· cited 59×
• Dwyer v. Fidelity National Property & Casualty Insurance
  Fifth Circuit· 2009-04-09· cited 49×
• Carr v. MAIN CARR DEVELOPMENT, LLC
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 2011-03-31· cited 47×
• AtriCure, Inc. v. Jian Meng
  Sixth Circuit· 2021-08-27· cited 44×
• American Heritage Life Insurance Company v. Ellis B. Lang
  First Circuit· 2003-02-26· cited 37×
• Luke v. Gentry Realty, Ltd.
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 2004-08-19· cited 37×
• Amisil Holdings Ltd. v. Clarium Capital Management
  N.D. California· 2007-09-20· cited 33×

Cites

8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1983-02-23· cited 9,657×
• United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.
  Supreme Court· 1960-06-20· cited 5,791×
• At&T Technologies, Inc. v. Communications Workers
  Supreme Court· 1986-04-07· cited 4,474×
• Grigson v. Creative Artists Agency, L.L.C.
  Fifth Circuit· 2000-04-24· cited 511×
• Subway Equipment Leasing Corp. v. Forte
  Fifth Circuit· 1999-03-24· cited 175×
• Sam Reisfeld & Son Import Company v. S. A. Eteco
  Fifth Circuit· 1976-06-02· cited 112×
• Harvey v. Joyce
  Fifth Circuit· 2000-01-19· cited 67×
• Adams v. Georgia Gulf Corp.
  Fifth Circuit· 2001-01-12· cited 50×