Sternberg v. Zuckerman’s Empirical Analysis
1993
Citation profile
3 district ·
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (Class Action Fairness Act of 2005)
Relies on Tompkins v. Texas · LeConche v. Elligers · Tyler v. Bethlehem Steel Corp. · In re Brooklyn Navy Yard Asbestos Litigation · Peat Marwick Main & Co. v. Tew
Most-quoted passages
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“When confronted with an issue of unsettled state law, a federal court “must do its best to guess how the state court of last resort would decide the issue.” In making this determination, the federal court is not bound by decisions of lower state courts, although it must give such decisions “proper regard.” Finally, it is entirely proper for the federal court to exercise its own judgment in interpreting state law where neither the state’s highest court nor the state’s appellate court has spoken. Given the complete absence of state court authority on the issues in dispute here, it is appropriate for this court to exercise its own judgment in determining what the Connecticut Supreme Court would decide if it considered these issues.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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