Abstract
The purpose of this Essay is to answer the deceptively simple question posed by the title by making sense of the not so simple doctrines, and often contradictory rationales, upon which courts have relied to arrive at their inconsistent answers. The Essay begins with a brief discussion of the source of maritime law’s peculiar nature: the U.S. Constitution. It goes on to explain the Erie and reverse-Erie principles that apply whenever answering questions like the one posed by the title before directly addressing the impasse between state and federal courts in Florida. The Essay concludes by offering a possible solution to the impasse.
Recommended Citation
Jazil, Mohammad O. and Miller, David C.
(2009)
"An Eerie Erie Question: Does Florida's Offer of Judgment Statute Apply in Maritime Cases?,"
Florida Journal of International Law: Vol. 21:
Iss.
3, Article 1.
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/fjil/vol21/iss3/1