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· 8/22/1995

A.I. Trade Finance, Inc. v. Petra International Banking Corporation

Citations

  • 62 F.3d 1454
  • 314 U.S. App. D.C. 122
  • 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 23385
  • 1995 WL 494869

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  • “[A] federal court applies state law when it decides an issue not addressed by federal law.” (Emphasis added.)
  • “[WJhere the 'federal question' giving rise to federal jurisdiction need not appear upon the face of a well-pleaded complaint, there is no reason for the federal court to conduct any different choice-of-law inquiry than would a court of the forum state in deciding the same issue.”

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Judges: Williams, Ginsburg, Randolph

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