Van Dusen v. Barrack
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Van Dusen v. Barrack, 376 U.S. 612
(1964), was a case
decided by the United States Supreme Court that held that when a case is transferred from a federal court
in one state to a federal court in another, the choice of law
should be that of the state in which the case was originally filed.
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(1964), was a case
Legal case
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decided by the United States Supreme Court that held that when a case is transferred from a federal court
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in one state to a federal court in another, the choice of law
Choice of law
Choice of law is a procedural stage in the litigation of a case involving the conflict of laws when it is necessary to reconcile the differences between the laws of different legal jurisdictions, such as sovereign states, federated states , or provinces...
should be that of the state in which the case was originally filed.