Last summer, we discussed a decision by the Court of Appeals that upheld the use in commercial leases of waivers of declaratory relief. In response to that decision, the New York Legislature enacted ...

Takeaway: While courts continue to grapple with efforts by class action defendants to “pick off” a named plaintiff by mooting his or her individual damages claim, class representatives pressing claims ...

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.” ...

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 ...

Jerry Maguire’s famous declamation notwithstanding, law isn’t always about showing the money. In fact, in civil actions, lawsuits are sometimes not about money at all. Although, more commonly, ...

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JURIST Guest Columnist Patrick Brady, University of Maine School of Law Class of 2014, discusses Detroit’s bankruptcy and pension holders’ proactive defense of their rights… Although the pension ...

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, ...

For some reason, everybody is talking about severability. (Which means it is a good day, like every day, to read Kevin Walsh.) In addition to all the discussion of the merits and severability in Texas ...