Law

Declaratory Judgments and Superfund Eyed by 2nd Circuit

On Dec. 19, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals took on the confusing question of declaratory judgments under the federal Superfund statute, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation ...
JD Supra

Where’s the Beef: Make sure there’s still a controversy when your declaratory judgment is entered – if you’ve lost the beef, you’ve lost jurisdiction.

Declaratory judgments under the Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act (UDJA) can be a powerful tool, resolving current (or future) disputes while opening an avenue to claim attorneys’ fees. Once a UDJA ...
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 ...
World IP Review

Patent declaratory judgment actions

These actions are grounded in a legal standing to sue. Where declaratory judgment (DJ) litigation is appropriate, the result will be a legally binding adjudication that is preventive in nature. A ...
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 ...
Jurist

BioNTech, Pfizer seek declaratory judgment against CureVac COVID-19 vaccine patent infringement claims

Biotech giants BioNTech and Pfizer Monday filed a complaint for declaratory judgment of noninfringement in the US District Court of Massachusetts. The companies seek to quell claims by CureVac of ...