Because women in similar situations had brought lawsuits against other companies, Ameritech went to Federal District Court in Chicago in 1997 seeking a declaration that its use of its old seniority system to calculate eligibility for the new retirement benefits did not violate any of several federal laws dealing with pensions and sex discrimination.
McGraw-Hill, Pearson Education, Penguin Group, Simon & Schuster and John Wiley & Sons filed a joint lawsuit in the Federal District Court in Manhattan, seeking a declaration that the Google Print for Libraries program violates copyright and requesting an injunction against the scanning of printed works without the permission of the copyright holder.
The original legal challenge was filed in 2014 by a professional taxi drivers' association in Barcelona — seeking a declaration from that court that the activities of Uber's Spanish unit amount to misleading practices and acts of unfair competition.
GoldieBlox replaced the song out of respect for Yauch's dying wish but filed a lawsuit in November seeking a declaration that the song used was a fair-use parody since they altered the arguably misogynistic lyrics to reflect the company's opposing message.
But city officials said they expected to prevail in court, and filed their own motion in federal court seeking a declaration that the measure is constitutional.
President Truman skirted Congress when he sent troops to Korea in 1950 without seeking a declaration of war, eventually numbering 1.8 million U.S. service members.
The Rainbow Project is backing a court case brought by a gay couple married elsewhere in the UK who are seeking a declaration that they remain legally married in Northern Ireland.
The directors filed a complaint in Chancery Court of Delaware seeking a declaration that they had not breached fiduciary duties in how they handled the offer.
In response, Activision filed a suit seeking a declaration that it was not in violation of the Gibson patent; Activision also asserted that Gibson had given an implied license by waiting to assert the patent and that the patent was invalid.
In a statement, Lord Black said he was seeking a declaration from the Superior Court of Justice in Ontario that the deal he reached with the Barclay brothers and their company, Press Holdings International, was "effective, valid and binding".
