Legal Opinion
Lebegern Ex Rel. Estate of Carson v. Forman
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 18, 2006No. 05-1992PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROTH, Circuit Judge.
We granted an interlocutory appeal to resolve a choice of law issue under New Jersey choice of law principles. We must determine whether the measure of damages in a survival action on behalf of a Pennsylvania decedent, arising from a motor vehicle accident in New Jersey allegedly caused by the negligence of a New Jersey driver, is governed by New Jersey or Pennsylvania law. The District Court concluded that New Jersey law governed but stayed the case pending an interlocutory appeal. We will affirm the District Court’s application of New Jersey law and will remand…
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