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Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates PA v Allstate Insurance Co

559 US 393 (2010)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year2010

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 (class actions) applies in federal diversity cases even when state law prohibits class actions for the type of claim at issue; Erie does not bar application of a valid federal rule.

Area of Law

procedure

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