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Old Slip Benefits & Insurance Services, LLC v. Allstate Insurance Company — 2d Cir. (Sep 23, 2026)

No. 25-1320, 25-1417 Argued September 23, 2026 Published September 28, 2026

An Allstate insurance agency fights to keep a temporary court order blocking its termination. Old Slip opened the agency in White Plains in 2024, while its principal, James Lukezic, ran a separate financial-services business. Allstate sent a termination notice citing an outside business interest and unauthorized brokering; Old Slip disputes the termination. Old Slip sued in New York state court and won a temporary restraining order, which blocked termination while the judge considered longer relief. The state judge kept that order in place for more evidence, but the case then moved to federal court. The federal judge held the order expired under a fourteen-day limit and declined an immediate injunction hearing. Two midcase appeals now ask whether either ruling can be reviewed before final judgment, and what happens to a state order after removal to federal court. Mark Rifkin of Wolf Haldenstein will argue for Old Slip that the order survived removal and its pending request deserves a hearing.

Old Slip Benefits & Insurance Services, LLC v. Allstate Insurance Company (No. 25-1320, 25-1417) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, argued September 23, 2026.

Sources
Argument audio — Second Circuit (public domain, 17 U.S.C. § 105):https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/audio/25-1320,%2025-1417.mp3
Argument date and combined dockets — Second Circuit:https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/oral_arguments.html
State court's January 2025 opinion — New York Courts:https://www.nycourts.gov/Reporter/3dseries/2025/2025_50543.htm
Federal district court's May 2025 order — Southern District of New York:https://cases.justia.com/federal/district-courts/new-york/nysdce/7%3A2025cv01110/636521/48/0.pdf
Federal district court's June 2025 order — Southern District of New York:https://cases.justia.com/federal/district-courts/new-york/nysdce/7%3A2025cv01110/636521/58/0.pdf
First appeal docket — Second Circuit, via Justia:https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca2/25-1320
Second appeal docket — Second Circuit, via Justia:https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca2/25-1417
Mark Rifkin's firm profile — Wolf Haldenstein:https://www.whafh.com/team/mark-c-rifkin/
Christopher Young's filing for Allstate — Southern District of New York:https://cases.justia.com/federal/district-courts/new-york/nysdce/7%3A2025cv01110/636521/31/0.pdf
Rule 65 — U.S. Courts:https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf

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