United States

Semtek International Inc. v. Lockheed Martin Corp.

531 U.S. 497 (2001)

JurisdictionUnited States

Year2001

Statusunclear

Key Principle

The claim-preclusive effect of a federal diversity dismissal on statute-of-limitations grounds is determined by the law of the State in which the federal diversity court sits.

Area of Law

Civil Procedure — claim-preclusion

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