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What describes the impact of the Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins case? (1 point)
• Federal courts must use the state law in question for state litigants in federal court.
• Litigants involved in federal litigation may move their case from federal court to a local state court.
Litigants from different states may move their litigation from state court to federal court.
• Federal courts must use federal common law for state litigants in federal court.
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"Federal courts must use the state law in question for state litigants in federal court."
Explanation: Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins (1938) held that in diversity cases federal courts must apply state substantive law (including state common law), overruling Swift v. Tyson and eliminating a general federal common law.
Explanation: Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins (1938) held that in diversity cases federal courts must apply state substantive law (including state common law), overruling Swift v. Tyson and eliminating a general federal common law.
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