Marchesani v. Pellerin-Milnor Corp.

WIENER, Circuit Judge:

In this diversity case, we are called on to apply Louisiana’s choice of law rules to determine whether Tennessee’s ten-year statute of repose for product liability claims bars Plaintiffs-Appellants Dennis and Trixie Tina Marchesani’s product liability suit in the district court situated in Louisiana against Defendant-Appellant Pellerin-Milnor Corporation (“Milnor”) as manufacturer of the offending product in question. Left to our own devices after the Louisiana Supreme Court declined to accept our certified question, 1 we conclude that Louisiana’s choice of law rules…