Setting criminal law aside, civil actions often aren’t about money at all — or maybe only tangentially. Often, what a dispute centers on, and what the lawsuit is all about, is simply rights and ...

In Duncan v. O’Shea, three co-trustees brought a declaratory judgment action against a fourth co-trustee, seeking a declaration that the sale of trust real property was valid over the objection of the ...

Mr S.O. Giwa argues that the principle of law that declaratory reliefs cannot be granted on admission is only applicable and relevant where either of the parties makes a factual admission in their ...

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 ...

Conversion of State-Law Declaratory Judgment Actions Concerning First-Party Coverage Disputes into Federal Declaratory Judgment Actions Is Not Required Upon Removal Addressing the thorny issue of ...

Until recently, the Rules of the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of New York exempted cases principally seeking equitable or declaratory relief from the monetary threshold requirement. See ...

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 ...

Despite the legal strong arms of the world, it isn’t always about the money. In fact, setting criminal law — which is a horse of an entirely different color — aside, many times civil actions aren’t ...