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Asbestos Plaintiff’s Declaratory and Injunctive Relief Claims Dismissed as Nonjusticiable

Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana - The Avondale defendants, Huntington Ingalls Inc. and its ...
Reason

Devillier v. Texas--and the Declaratory Judgment Is Not Equitable

Even so, the ultimate goal of some equity proceedings is a declaration of the plaintiff's rights vis-à-vis the defendant. Actions to rescind or reform a contract are examples. A request for an ...
Law

Collateral Estoppel Effect of a Declaratory Judgment Action

Collateral estoppel, or issue preclusion, the Court of Appeals found, "precludes a party from relitigating in a subsequent action or proceeding an issue clearly raised in a prior action or proceeding ...
Forbes

U.S. Tenth Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Standard Insurances’ Microcaptive Tax Declaratory Judgment Case

The U.S. Tax Court has been brutal in its treatment of so-called microcaptive insurance companies. These are captive insurance companies which have both made the Internal Revenue Code § 831(b) ...
Law

In the Matter of the Application of the Borough of Emerson for a Declaratory Judgment

Appellant LLC appealed the denial of its motion in aid of litigant's rights seeking to compel site plan approval for affordable housing in borough's central business district zone. Borough had sought ...
Seeking Alpha

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Files Complaint for Declaratory Judgment Against Ionis Pharmaceuticals

PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ARWR) today announced that yesterday it filed a Complaint for Declaratory Judgment in the United States District Court for the ...