ELDRIDGE, Judge.
This case involves a Certified Question from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, pursuant to the Maryland Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act, Maryland Code (1974, 1998 Repl.Vol.), §§ 12-601 to 12-613 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, and Maryland Rule 8-305. The question of Maryland law which we are asked to resolve is as follows:
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