The following excerpt is from Rothstein v. Am. Int'l Grp., Inc., 837 F.3d 195 (2nd Cir. 2016):
Because the district court did not reach this question, we remand so that the court may consider it in the first instance. See Pinnacle Nursing Home v. Axelrod , 928 F.2d 1306, 1317 (2d Cir. 1991) (It is a general rule that a federal appellate court does not consider an issue not passed upon below. (internal quotation marks omitted)).
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