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A plaintiff sues a defendant in federal district court in West Virginia, invoking diversity jurisdiction. The court must decide whether to apply West Virginia's modified comparative fault statute or a different rule of decision. Which doctrine governs the court's choice?

The Supremacy Clause, requiring the federal court to apply federal common law The doctrine of forum non conveniens The Erie doctrine, requiring the federal court to apply state substantive law The Rooker-Feldman doctrine

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The Erie doctrine, requiring the federal court to apply state substantive law

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