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1404 A Is A Penalty For The Plaintiff

This trap appears as a wrong-answer choice in 1 active question. Spotting how it is built is the repair: read each example's “why it's attractive” before the “why it's wrong.”

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  • Civil Procedure1

Example wrong choices

  • 19513_homeschool_coop_transfer · CIVIL_PROCEDURE · Choice AState B's choice-of-law rules, because the transferee court always starts fresh.

    Why it's attractive

    Van Dusen carries the transferor's state law after a § 1404(a) transfer from a proper forum.

    Why it's wrong

    Van Dusen carries the transferor's state law after a § 1404(a) transfer from a proper forum.

  • 19513_homeschool_coop_transfer · CIVIL_PROCEDURE · Choice CFederal common-law choice rules.

    Why it's attractive

    Klaxon provides that state law supplies the choice-of-law rules; Van Dusen provides that the transferor's state law applies after a § 1404(a) transfer.

    Why it's wrong

    Klaxon provides that state law supplies the choice-of-law rules; Van Dusen provides that the transferor's state law applies after a § 1404(a) transfer.

  • 19513_homeschool_coop_transfer · CIVIL_PROCEDURE · Choice DThe state law least favorable to the plaintiff.

    Why it's attractive

    § 1404(a) is not a penalty; the rule prevents the defendant from getting a law change.

    Why it's wrong

    § 1404(a) is not a penalty; the rule prevents the defendant from getting a law change.

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