Topic: if no conflict exists, the law of the forum state applies. · Go Syfert
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5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 36 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Snyder v. FARNAM COMPANIES, INC..

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1 Snyder v. FARNAM COMPANIES, INC. Anchor
njd · 2011
green “if no conflict exists, the law of the forum state applies.” 11
2 PV Ex Rel. TV v. Camp Jaycee
nj · 2008
green “procedurally, the first step is to determine whether an actual conflict exists. that is done by examining the substance of the potentially applicable laws to determine whether there is a distinction between them.” 10
3 Warriner v. Stanton
ca3 · 2007
green “in a diversity action, a district court must apply the choice of law rules of the forum state to determine what law will govern the substantive issues of a case.” 9
4 ARLANDSON v. Hartz Mountain Corp.
njd · 2011
green “the court must determine which state has the most significant relationship to the claim, by weighing the factors set forth in the restatement section corresponding to the plaintiff's cause of action.” 3
5 Sinclair v. Merck & Co., Inc.
nj · 2008
green “the legislature expressly provided . . . that claims for 'harm caused by a product' are governed by the njpla 'irrespective of the theory underlying the claim” 3

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