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Type
Concurrence in part
Filed
Dec. 21, 2018
Case
Tamarin Lindenberg v. Jackson Nat'l Life Ins. Co.
Case status
Decided

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LARSEN, Circuit Judge, concurring in part and dissenting in part.1 State courts are the authority on questions of state law. Federal courts must sometimes decide state law questions, but we are the back-ups. We are to follow, not lead. This case presents two uncertain and important questions of state law: one concerning the proper construction of a T…

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Other writings in this case

TypeAuthorFiled
Opinion Eric L. Clay Dec. 21, 2018
Lead opinion Not attributed Dec. 21, 2018