Editor’s note: This is the final post in a series of posts from the Class Action Lawsuit Defense Blog’s interview with Mary Kay Kane, former Dean and Chancellor and current Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of California’s Hastings College of the Law. Professor Kane is the author of the Nutshell on Civil Procedure, … Continue Reading
The Supreme Court’s decision in Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates, P.A. v. Allstate Ins. Co., 130 S. Ct. 1431 (2010) does little to clarify the application of the Erie Doctrine. While many courts endeavor to apply and follow Erie, the classification of statutes and rules as “substantive” or “procedural” is far from uniform. In a plurality … Continue Reading
