Legal Opinion
Burleigh v. Alfa Laval, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 9, 2018No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 16–11030–RGSPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
II. Choice of Massachusetts or Maine Law (Wrongful Death Claim)
Where, as here, jurisdiction is based on the federal officer removal statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a)(1) (" section 1442(a)"),12 a federal court adheres to the forum state's choice of law rules to determine the applicable substantive law. See Baird v. Fed. Home Loan Mortg. Corp., Civil Action No. 3:15CV00041, 2016 WL 6583732, at *2 (W.D. Va. Nov. 4, 2016) (" 'federal court's role under § 1442 is similar to that of a federal court sitting in diversity' " with court applying "choice of law rule of the forum state") (citations omitted),…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Bushkin Associates, Inc. v. Raytheon Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Kowalski v. GagneCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Cosme v. Whitin MacHine Works, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Coons v. Industrial Knife Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2010
- Cohen v. McDonnell Douglas Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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