DECLARATORY-JUDGMENT ACT

DECLARATORY-JUDGMENT ACT declaratory-judgment act. A federal or state law permitting parties to bring an action to determine their legal rights and positions regarding a controversy not yet ripe for adjudication, as when an insurance company seeks a determination of coverage before deciding whether to cover a claim. 28 USCA ¡ì¡ì 2201, 2202. See declaratory judgment […]

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