Erie doctrine
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The Erie doctrine is a fundamental U.S. legal principle requiring federal courts in diversity jurisdiction cases to apply state substantive law instead of creating or using federal general common law.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Erie doctrine canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal courts doctrine
ⓘ
legal doctrine ⓘ |
| addresses | vertical choice of law ⓘ |
| affects | litigation strategy in federal diversity cases ⓘ |
| aimsToPrevent | different outcomes in state and federal court based solely on forum ⓘ |
| announcedInYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| appliesInJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| appliesTo |
diversity jurisdiction cases
ⓘ
federal question cases with supplemental state-law claims ⓘ state-created rights and obligations ⓘ |
| appliesWhen | federal court sits in diversity ⓘ |
| basedOnCase | Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins ⓘ |
| clarifiedByCase |
Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.
ⓘ
Gasperini v. Center for Humanities, Inc. ⓘ Guaranty Trust Co. v. York ⓘ Hanna v. Plumer ⓘ Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates v. Allstate Insurance Co. ⓘ
surface form:
Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates, P.A. v. Allstate Insurance Co.
|
| considered | fundamental principle of U.S. civil procedure ⓘ |
| coreConcept | no federal general common law in diversity cases ⓘ |
| courtAnnouncingDoctrine | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| distinguishesBetween | substantive law and procedural law ⓘ |
| doesNotRequireApplicationOf | state procedural rules when valid federal rule on point exists ⓘ |
| fieldOfLaw |
civil procedure
ⓘ
federal courts law ⓘ |
| governs | choice between state and federal law in federal courts ⓘ |
| hasComponentTest |
balancing of state and federal interests
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outcome-determinative test ⓘ twin aims of Erie ⓘ |
| holdsThat |
federal courts may apply federal procedural law if valid under the Rules Enabling Act
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federal courts must apply state substantive law in diversity cases ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
constitutional considerations
ⓘ
federalism principles ⓘ |
| influences | interpretation of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ |
| interpretsStatute | Rules Enabling Act ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
United States law
ⓘ
surface form:
United States legal system
|
| limits | federal general common law ⓘ |
| overruledPrecedent | Swift v. Tyson ⓘ |
| reasoningIncludes |
concern about forum shopping
ⓘ
concern about inequitable administration of the laws ⓘ |
| rejects | federal general common law ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Klaxon rule ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Rules of Decision Act ⓘ |
| requiresApplicationOf |
state choice-of-law rules in diversity cases
ⓘ
state substantive law ⓘ |
| taughtIn | U.S. law schools ⓘ |
| twinAims |
avoiding inequitable administration of the laws
ⓘ
discouraging forum shopping ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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