Legal Opinion
Life Receivables Trust v. SYNDICATE 102, LLOYD'S OF LONDON
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 25, 2008No. Docket 07-1197-cvPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WESLEY, Circuit Judge:
This appeal places squarely before us a question that has divided the circuits: 2 Does section 7 of the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), 9 U.S.C. § 7, authorize arbitrators to compel pre-hearing document discovery from entities not parties to the arbitration proceeding? The Eighth Circuit has held that it does, see In re Arbitration Between Sec. Life Ins. Co. of Am., 228 F.3d 865, 870-71 (8th Cir.2000); the Third Circuit has determined that it does not, see Hay Group, Inc. v. E.B.S. Acquisition Corp., 360 F.3d 404, 407 (3d Cir.2004); and the Fourth Circuit has concluded…
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