Legal Opinion
RR Street & Co., Inc. v. Vulcan Materials Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 25, 2009No. 08-3445, 08-3529PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Under what is known as the Wilton/Brillhart abstention doctrine, district courts possess significant discretion to dismiss or stay claims seeking declaratory relief, even though they have subject matter jurisdiction over such claims. R.R. Street & Company, Inc. (“Street”) and National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA (“National Union”) sued Vulcan Materials Company (“Vulcan”) in this diversity action for declaratory relief and money damages related to Vulcan’s refusal to defend and indemnify Street in several underlying lawsuits. Relying on the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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