Discover how equitable relief works as a court-granted remedy, compelling action or restraint when typical legal remedies fall short of providing sufficient restitution.

In a trio of cases this spring, the Tax Court widened the availability of equitable relief under IRC § 6015(f) for taxpayers with innocent spouse claims. In two cases, the court invalidated a Treasury ...

Alyssa Golfieri and Blaine Lucas. Defenses or claims based in equity have long been recognized by Pennsylvania courts in zoning and other land use matters. There are three main equitable theories, all ...

Florida courts have been veering away from the bright-line rule that the offer of judgment/proposal for settlement (PFS) statute, Fla. Stats. Section 769.79(1), does not apply in cases involving ...

Previously I had written about the 6 th Circuit s expansion of what constitutes appropriate remedies under ERISA, when it affirmed a judgment directing a disability insurer to pay not just benefits ...

A tenant often negotiates a right to renew the term of its lease. This may be especially important to a tenant whose business is dependent upon the site, such as a luncheonette in an office building ...

Individuals who participate in a benefit plan sponsored by their employer are often entitled to have medical expenses paid for by the plan if they are injured. But if the employee later sues a third ...