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The Supreme Court of Canada found Friday that the government acted dishonestly when it reneged on an 1877 treaty with an Alberta indigenous community and allowed for declaratory relief. The case ...

In Wolff v. Trump, the court ruled that the Declaratory Judgment Act is not for preemptive strikes or avoiding normal ...

In a closely watched appeal, the Court of Appeals affirmed by a 4-3 vote that a waiver contained in a commercial lease of the right to bring a declaratory judgment action is enforceable and not ...

The unanimous justices said the potential for declaratory relief, which can trigger fee awards, can encourage public agencies to fully comply with California's records law. California’s public records ...

If you’re of a certain age, or from a certain geographic sector of the country, then no doubt you’ve heard that particular idiom uttered to mean, “What a surprise!” “John and Megan eloped last night.” ...

A number of tools exist to prevent abuse of court process and ensure matters properly and finally determined by a competent court do not become subject to re-litigation. These fall under the umbrella ...

Vacating the district court’s order denying a defendant’s recovery of attorneys’ fees under the Copyright Act, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ...

A judge ruled against the city of Del Mar last week on a demurrer that the city filed in response to a complaint by The Winston School over a multiyear dispute about the school’s lease. The city, ...

The owner of a chocolate brand who was sued by Mars in March has filed a complaint for declaratory relief looking to clear her of any wrongdoing and recover attorneys’ fees.