Now, Erie versus Tompkins basically says that State law prevails in diversity cases and prevails in Federal cases in the event that the Federal law is not written to approach it. In other words, if there is a void in Federal law, then the concept is that State law will be followed under the doctrine of Erie versus Tompkins in the Federal courts.
Discussing the legal implications of the Erie versus Tompkins case.
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