United States Third Circuit

In a multi-state personal injury lawsuit, the State of New York's substantive law should be applied to determine the extent of plaintiff-car rental agency's vicarious liability since New York has the greatest interest in the application of its law to this dispute.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/15/2005
• Decided 05/05/2005
• Published 05/05/2005

Judges

• Before:  SLOVITER, AMBRO and ALDISERT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Roger L. Simon, Esquire (Argued), Friedman & Simon, Jericho, NY, Counsel for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stephen A. Scheuerle, Esquire (Argued), Hohn & Scheuerle, Philadelphia, PA, Counsel for Appellee.