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 ...

One of the ongoing goals of the New York State Office of Court Administration (“OCA”) is to periodically update and refine the jurisdictional criteria for the Commercial Division to ensure that it ...

Addressing whether a federal district court had jurisdiction over an action for declaratory relief that certain trade secrets and trademarks were invalid and not infringed, the US Court of Appeals for ...

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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 ...