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Multistate Bar Examination Practice Question

A plaintiff, a citizen of California, files a lawsuit against a defendant corporation in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The defendant corporation is incorporated and has its principal place of business in Nevada. The plaintiff's claim is for breach of contract, and the suit is properly based on diversity jurisdiction. The contract specifies that it is to be governed by California law. Which law will the federal court apply to decide the substantive contract claim?

  • California's substantive contract law

  • The Uniform Commercial Code as a federal standard

  • Nevada's substantive contract law

  • Federal common law of contracts

Multistate Bar Examination
Civil Procedure
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