Does a federal court sitting in diversity jurisdiction have to apply the law of the forum state regarding whether an action is barred by the statute of limitations?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Palleson v. Bos. Sci. Corp., 21-cv-1037-MMA (RBB) (S.D. Cal. 2021):
[4] A federal court sitting in diversity jurisdiction must generally apply the law of the forum state regarding whether an action is barred by the statute of limitations. Hendrix v. Novartis Pharm. Corp., 975 F.Supp.2d 1100, 1105 (C.D. Cal. 2013).
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