Law Applied By Federal Courts Flashcards

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What is the Erie Doctrine?

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Bc some state law issues end up in federal court only because the parties have diverse citizenship, the Erie Doctrine is
needed to make sure that the federal court applies state law on state law issues while still being allowed to follow its own
federal rules of procedure?

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