In diversity of citizenship cases, federal courts apply:

A) federal substantive and procedural law.
B) state substantive and procedural law.
C) state procedural and federal substantive law.
D) federal procedural and state substantive law.

Diversity of Citizenship

A legal principle allowing federal courts to hear cases in which the parties are citizens of different states or countries.

Federal Substantive Law

Pertains to the body of law that creates, defines, and regulates the rights and duties of parties within the United States federal legal system.

State Substantive Law

Laws that govern how matters such as contracts, property, and family issues are to be handled within a state.