COMPLETE-PREEMPTION DOCTRINE

complete-preemption doctrine.The rule that a federal statute’s preemptive force may be so extraordinary and all-encompassing that it converts an ordinary state-common-law complaint into one stating a federal claim for purposes of the well-pleaded-complaint rule. See well-pleaded complaint under COMPLAINT. [Cases: Federal Courts  241.] [Blacks Law 8th]

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COMPLETE-OPERATION RULE

complete-operation rule.Insurance. The principle that goods are covered against damage at any time during the shipping process, including the loading and unloading of the goods. See WAREHOUSE-TO-WAREHOUSE COVER. Cf. COMING-TO-REST DOCTRINE E. [Cases: Insurance  2681. C.J.S. Insurance §§ 1060, 1609.] [Blacks Law 8th]

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