Conflict of Laws in Massachusetts, Part II: Related Problems in Selecting the Applicable Law

Abstract:     
This article is a survey of conflict of laws principles in Massachusetts. It explains the historical and current Massachusetts approach to conflict of laws issues, and then applies that methodology to a variety of substantive and procedural topic areas. It concludes with recommendations for ways that Massachusetts courts can improve their analysis of these problems to promote fair and consistent outcomes.

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Keywords: conflict of laws, conflict of law, choice of law, Massachusetts, Bushkin, Pevoski, Second Restatement, Leflar, Currie, functional approach, flexible approach, Section 6, three-tier, three-level, Nierman, choice of law clause, choice of forum clause, conflict, conflicts, Suffolk, Glannon, Teninbaum

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