Legal Opinion
Fietz v. SOUTHLAND NAT. INS. CO.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided April 10, 2007No. Civil Action 05-0064PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTIONS IN LIMINE
(Rec. Docs. 56 and 60)
MILDRED E. METHVIN, United States Magistrate Judge.
Before the court are two motions in limine seeking a determination of the applicable law in this case. In determining the applicable law in this diversity case, the court must apply the conflict of laws analysis of the forum state, i.e., Louisiana. Louisiana uses an issue-by-issue analysis in deciding what state law is applicable to claims. 1 Defendant Southland National Insurance Corporation (“Southland”) filed a motion arguing that Alabama law should be applied to plaintiffs’ claims of…
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