| Semtek v. Lockheed Martin | ||||||
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Supreme Court of the United States |
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| Argued December 5, 2000 Decided February 27, 2001 |
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| Full case name | Semtek International Incorporated v. Lockheed Martin Corporation | |||||
| Citations | 531 U.S. 497 (more) 121 S. Ct. 1021; 149 L. Ed. 2d 32; 2001 U.S. LEXIS 1951; 69 U.S.L.W. 4147; 2001 Cal. Daily Op. Service 1569; 2001 Colo. J. C.A.R. 1046; 14 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 109 |
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| Prior history | On writ of certiorari to the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland | |||||
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| The claim preclusive effect of a federal judgment on a claim over which subject matter jurisdiction is based solely on diversity is determined by the common law of the state in which the federal district court rendering the decision is located. | ||||||
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| Majority | Scalia, joined by unanimous | |||||
Semtek International Inc. v. Lockheed Martin Corp., 531 U.S. 497 (2001), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the claim preclusive effect of a federal judgment on a claim over which subject matter jurisdiction is based solely on diversity is determined by the common law of the state in which the federal district court rendering the decision is located.
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