· 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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