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A plaintiff sues a defendant in federal district court in Connecticut on a state-law negligence claim, invoking diversity jurisdiction. The federal court must decide which substantive law to apply. Under the Erie doctrine, what law governs?

Federal common law fashioned by the district court The Federal Rules of Decision Act preempts all state tort law The substantive law of the state, including Connecticut's choice-of-law rules Whatever law produces the most uniform national result

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The substantive law of the state, including Connecticut's choice-of-law rules

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