Rejecting Direct Benefits Estoppel Argument, Texas Panel Affirms Denial Of Motion

Mealey's (May 31, 2022, 1:07 PM EDT) -- TYLER, Texas — Ruling that direct benefits estoppel was not shown in a school district’s suit against a reinsurer, a Texas appellate panel on May 25 affirmed a lower court’s denial of the reinsurer’s motion to dismiss the claims against it or stay the litigation in favor of arbitration pursuant to a clause in the reinsurer’s contract with the insurer....