Lex Bar Rules Flashcards

SMJ & Conflict of Laws

1
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Federal Courts may have jurisdiction over a claim in one of three ways:

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(i) Federal Question;
(ii) Diversity; and
(iii) Supplemental.

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Diversity jurisdiction applies where there is

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no federal question, the parties are completely diverse, and the amount-in-controversy exceeds $75,000 exclusive of interest and costs.

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3
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Complete diversity means that

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no plaintiff is a citizen of the same state as any defendant.

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4
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Corporations may have dual

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citizenship.

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5
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A corporation is a citizen both of

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the state(s) where it was incorporated and the state where it has its principal place of business.

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A corporation’s principal place of business is determined by the nerve center test, which says that a principal place of business is

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the location from which a corporation’s high-level officers direct and control the operations of the corporation.

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A federal court sitting in diversity will apply the choice of law rules of

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the state in which it is sitting.

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Virginia’s choice of law rules provide that if the parties choose a state’s law to apply, then that will govern, so long as

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the state chosen bears some reasonable relationship to the transaction.

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