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A car manufacturer produced a car that was sold nationwide. Problems with the car's brakes allegedly caused several accidents and injuries. Two individual buyers of the car each filed a class action, in different states, against the manufacturer, asserting the same products liability claims on behalf of all buyers nationwide. One class action was filed in federal court and the other was filed in state court. The parties in the federal action reached a court- approved settlement, and the court entered judgment dismissing the action with prejudice. The manufacturer's attorney has moved to dismiss the state court action on the basis of res judicata (claim preclusion). Should the state court look to federal or state law to decide the effect of the judgment?

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law

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  1. Federal law, because the judgment was the result of a nationwide action governed by the federal class action rule.
  2. Federal law, due to the nationwide scope of the car manufacturer's operations.
  3. State law, because there is no general federal common law and preclusion is a common law doctrine.
  4. State law, because the claim involves product liability, a matter of state law.
  5. Federal law, because the judgment was entered in federal court.
  6. Federal law, because the manufacturer's attorney filed the motion.
  7. Federal law, because the claim involves a product that was sold nationwide.
  8. State law, because the accidents and injuries happened in multiple states.
  9. State law, because the second class action was filed in state court.

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