No. 25-1383October Term 2025Before Arguments
Indian Harbor Insurance Company, et al., Petitioners v. Town of Vinton, Louisiana, et al.
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Before Arguments
- Latest event
- Accepted by the Court
- Decision timing
- No window until argument is scheduled.
- What it's about
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Question presented
Whether federal common law or state law determines whether a nonsignatory to an arbitration agreement governed by the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards can use equitable estoppel principles to enforce the agreement?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit / Accepted by the Court
- Area
Supreme Court case awaiting argument
Timing
Expected by late June 2026, if argued this term
The Court granted review but has not yet scheduled oral argument. Once argued, the median case reaches a decision in 94 days. Nearly all cases are decided by the end of the term in which they are argued.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Sep 1, 2026
- Method
- Methodology