Legal Opinion
Bryan Rarick v. Federated Service Insurance Co
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 28, 2017No. 15-3606, 16-1328PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
HARDIMAN, Circuit Judge.
In Brillhart v. Excess Insurance Company of America, 316 U.S. 491, 62 S.Ct. 1173, 86 L.Ed. 1620 (1942), the Supreme Court held that federal courts have broad discretion to decline to hear actions arising under the Declaratory Judgment Act. Decades later the Court reminded federal courts that they have a “virtually unflagging obligation” to exercise jurisdiction over actions seeking legal relief. Colo. River Water Conservation Dist. v. United States, 424 U.S. 800, 817, 96 S.Ct. 1236, 47 L.Ed.2d 483 (1976). But this “unflagging obligation” does not…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Wilton v. Seven Falls Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Brillhart v. Excess Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Skelly Oil Co. v. Phillips Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Step-Saver Data Systems, Inc. v. Wyse Technology, the Software Link, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
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