When a Dispute Brought in a State Court Involves Incidents

question 5

Multiple Choice

When a dispute brought in a state court involves incidents that occurred in more than one state, what problem may arise?

• A) an Erie Railroad v. Tompkins issue of federal versus state common law
• B) a real and substantial party problem
• C) a quasi-in-rem problem
• D) a conflict-of-law problem
• E) all of the other choices are correct

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