Erie doctrine

Erie doctrine definition - legal

n

The legal doctrine requiring a federal court exercising diversity jurisdiction over a state law issue to apply the substantive (as opposed to procedural) law of the state where the court is located.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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