Choice of Law Flashcards

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Analytical Approaches

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1) vested rights approach of the first restatement
2) most significant relationship approach of the second restatement
3) interest analysis (governmental interests) approach

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Vested Rights Approach of the First Restatement

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1) characterize the area of substantive law
2) determine the particular choice of law rule
3) localize the rule to be applied

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3
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Most Significant Relationship Approach of the Second Restatement

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Consider the connecting facts in a given case.

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Interest Analysis (Governmental Approach)

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Assume forum will apply its own law.
Then if the forum does NOT have an interest “false conflict” in the litigation then it will apply the second states law.
IF it does have an interest then there is a “true conflict”

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5
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Choice of law for Torts

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1st restatement - place of the wrong
2nd restatement - place of the injury, place of conduct causing injury, domicile, residency, etc.
Interest Analysis - Same as will all substantive areas

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Choice of law - Liability

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1st - place of the wrong
2nd - place with the most significant relationship to the occurrence and the parties
interest - forum state assuming it had a legitimate interest

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Choice of law - Defenses

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State courts without guest statutes are hesitant to apply another states statute to deprive their residents from their causes of action.

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Choice of law - vicarious Liability

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1st - place of the wrong

2nd - most significant relationship to the transaction

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Choice of law - damages

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1st - place of the wrong
2nd - place with the most significant relationship to the occurrence and the parties
interest - P’s domicile for damages

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Choice of law - Contribution Among Joint Tortfeasors

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1st - place of the wrong
2nd - place with the most significant relationship to the occurrence and the parties LOOK for joint tortfeasors with same domicile

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Choice of law - Survival and Abatement

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1st - place of the wrong

2nd - place with the most significant relationship to the occurrence and the parties

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Choice of law - Wrongful Death

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1st - place of the wrong
2nd - place with the most significant relationship to the occurrence and the parties
Interest - forum state

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13
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Workers Comp

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Forum state. Cant recover in multiple states but recovery in one state will be credited against a second state.

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14
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Choice of law - Contracts Express

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Express Choice of law prevails unless

1) contrary to public policy
2) no reasonable basis for the parties choice
3) “true consent” was not given (fraud, mistake)

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Choice of law - Contracts 1st

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place where contract was made - validity and construction

place where the contract performed for issues governing performance

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Choice of law - Contracts 2nd

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7 policy factors. plus place of contracting/performance

17
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Choice of law - Contracts Interest

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Same as before

18
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Choice of law - Contracts Validity

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1st - place of contracting

2nd - place where the party whose capacity in question is domiciled

19
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Choice of law - Contracts Performance

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1st - place of performance

2nd - most significant relationship

20
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Choice of law - Contracts Rights and Powers of 3rd Parties

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1st - place of making the contract

2nd - most significant relationship

21
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Choice of law - Real Property

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1st & 2nd - law of the situs

interest - less emphasis on situs

22
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Choice of law - Personal Property

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1st & 2nd - law of the situs at the time of the relevant transaction

23
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Choice of law - Administration Trusts

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place where the trust administered

24
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Choice of law - Inheritance

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lex situs.

25
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Choice of law - Marriage

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cant get married in one state and then immediately return to domicile where your marriage would be invalid

26
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Choice of law - Annulment

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where marriage was celebrated

27
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Choice of law - Divorce

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P’s domicile = forum state

28
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Choice of law - Child’s status

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fathers domicile

29
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Choice of law - Adoption

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local law

30
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Choice of law - Corporations

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1st & 2nd - law of the place of incorporation

Interest - same as others

31
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Substance/Procedural Dichotomy

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forum always applies its own procedural law

32
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Arguments against application of foreign law

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1) procedural
2) against forums public policy
3) penal or tax law

33
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Renvoi

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In purely international litigation should you apply foreign state law