Suppose an Airplane Crashes in Arkansas, Injuring Four Passengers Who

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Suppose an airplane crashes in Arkansas, injuring four passengers who file suit in South Carolina court. If the plane manufacturer is in Texas, the plane left from Texas to go to Virginia, and all injured parties are from Texas, an attorney for the pilot of the plane, hoping to keep the case in Texas, should argue that, under the conflict-of-laws rules:

• A) all of witnesses and medical records are in South Carolina
• B) the interests of Texas in resolving the case outweigh the interests of South Carolina
• C) South Carolina has a superior interest in keeping its reputation for safe airways intact
• D) federal aviation rules apply, which means Texas controls the matter
• E) the case must be heard in federal court under federal law

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