Legal Opinion
Spring v. United States
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided October 19, 1993No. Civ. A. 93-1060-APublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge.
I
The motion at bar presents the question of what state law to apply in Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680, cases, when the act of negligence and the accident resulting from the negligence occur in two different states. Aso presented is whether the choice of law rule for the substantive issues operates also to determine the appropriate remedies or measure of damages. For the reasons set forth here, the doctrine of lex loci delicti controls substantive issues, while the doctrine of lex fori controls matters relating to…
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