lehman-bros-v-schein

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23-1126 David Streeter, et al. v. USAA General Indemnity Company Ninth Circuit 2024-04-17 Denied Response Waived certification-of-questions certification-of-state-law comity cooperative-federalism divergent-decisions diversity-jurisdiction efficient-federal-practice erie-doctrine insurance-law judicial-comity lehman-bros-v-schein state-law-interpretation This Petition and recently filed Randy Tarum et al. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co., No. 23-973, both raise the identical issue: have Ninth C…
23-973 Randy Tarum, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Robert L. Lindsay, et al. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Ninth Circuit 2024-03-06 Denied certification-of-state-law-questions comity cooperative-federalism divergent-decisions diversity-jurisdiction efficient-federal-practice erie-doctrine federal-procedure first-impression judicial-comity lehman-bros-v-schein state-law-certification 1. Should cooperative federalism, comity, efficient federal practice, and the divergent decisions in the Circuits prompt the Court in the wake of Lehm…
18-737 Gregory Aime, et al. v. JTH Tax, Inc., dba Liberty Tax Service, et al. Fourth Circuit 2018-12-10 Denied Response Waived certification common-law contract-formation diversity-jurisdiction federal-appellate-procedure federal-court lehman-bros-precedent lehman-bros-v-schein state-law state-law-certification virginia-common-law 1. Whether a federal court of appeals in a case based on diversity jurisdiction should certify an issue of state law to the highest court of that stat…