Supreme Court· 3/5/1990
Ferens v. John Deere Co.
Citations
- 494 U.S. 516
- 110 S. Ct. 1274
- 108 L. Ed. 2d 443
- 1990 U.S. LEXIS 1197
- 58 U.S.L.W. 4333
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- holding that Van Dusen applies regardless of which party moves to transfer pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a)
- holding that transferee court must apply choice of law rules of transferor court, regardless of who initiated transfer
- holding that the substantive law of the transferor court applies when the plaintiff initiates transfer
- holding that a court in a federal diversity action should apply the choice of law rules of the state from which the case was transferred
- concluding that the same rule applies when the transfer is initiated by the plaintiff
- holding that “transferor law should apply regardless of who makes the § 1404(a) motion”
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Cites
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- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court· 1941-06-02· cited 8,668×
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court· 1947-03-10· cited 5,292×
- Piper Aircraft Co. v. ReynoSupreme Court· 1982-01-25· cited 4,581×
- Van Dusen v. BarrackSupreme Court· 1964-03-30· cited 3,077×
- Stewart Organization, Inc. v. Ricoh Corp.Supreme Court· 1988-06-20· cited 3,025×
- Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court· 1965-04-26· cited 2,853×
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court· 1945-10-08· cited 1,766×
- Continental Grain Co. v. Barge FBL-585Supreme Court· 1960-06-27· cited 711×
- Day & Zimmermann, Inc. v. ChallonerSupreme Court· 1975-11-03· cited 323×
- Sun Oil Co. v. WortmanSupreme Court· 1988-06-15· cited 308×
- Griffin v. McCoachSupreme Court· 1941-06-02· cited 241×
- Nolan v. Transocean Air LinesSupreme Court· 1961-02-20· cited 63×
- Ferens v. Deere & Co.W.D. Pennsylvania· 1986-07-25· cited 8×
- Ferens v. Deere & Co.Third Circuit· 1987-05-28· cited 6×
- Ferens v. Deere & Co.Supreme Court· 1988-06-27· cited 1×
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