As USX Corp. sees it, federal appellate courts should get out of the business of predicting state law and instead should certify questions to state Supreme Courts whenever a case hinges on an unanswered question of state law. In an unusual petition for certiorari, USX is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to "implement a presumption in favor of certifying substantial unanswered questions of state law." The petition comes on the heels of a 3rd Circuit ruling that overturned a $2.2 million judgment in USX's favor.
August 16, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
As USX Corp. sees it, federal appellate courts should get out of the business of predicting state law and instead should certify questions to state supreme courts whenever a case hinges on an unanswered question of state law.
In an unusual petition for certiorari, lawyers for USX are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to “implement a presumption in favor of certifying substantial unanswered questions of state law.”
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