CTC Demolition Co. v. GMH AETC Management/Development LLC

The opinion of the court was delivered by

FISHER, J.A.D.

In this appeal, we consider how the first-filed rule of comity — by which “the court which first acquires jurisdiction has precedence” over another court later acquiring jurisdiction absent “special equities,” Yancoskie v. Del. River Port Auth., 78 N.J. 321, 324, 395 *4A.2d 192 (1978) — applies when a party demands mediation or arbitration, as contractually obligated, and the adverse party brings a declaratory judgment suit in another state regarding the applicability of mediation or arbitration. We conclude that the demand for mediation in…