The following excerpt is from Laws v. Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., 448 F.3d 1134 (9th Cir. 2006):
We review de novo whether a federal law preempts a state law. See Radici v. Associated Ins. Cos., 217 F.3d 737, 740 (9th Cir.2000). The district court's interpretation of state law is also reviewed de novo. See Rabkin v. Or. Health Scis. Univ., 350 F.3d 967, 970 (9th Cir.2003).
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