Tag Archives: erie doctrine

The Four Rules of the Erie Doctrine: don’t stress, let it flow!

The Erie doctrine stressing you out? Don’t. As Fight Club‘s Tyler Durden would say, “Let it slide!” Better yet, let it flow. Here’s a Coggle flowchart for the Erie doctrine. It’s part of the Erie doctrine set in my MBE resources, as well as my JD Erie resources. The flowchart includes numerous issues arising under the Erie doctrine, […]

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Coggle flowchart for Erie Doctrine

C’mon, isn’t Erie fun? Here’s a Coggle flowchart for the Erie doctrine and related issues such as REA analysis. You can also click here to see the Coggle at Coggle.it, or click here to download a PDF. To use it, start by reading the middle, then working your way through the left, then through the right. Enjoy! […]

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MBE: Erie Doctrine

Erie/REA resourcesErie can be confounding to law students. Below is a video from my 2015 JD review. To the right are a number of handouts, along with a problem set with explanations.Erie/REA flowchartCoggle flowchart on Erie doctrine and Rules Enabling Act analysisErie/REA problem setErie/REA problem set (with explanations)HandoutsSubstance & procedure before and after ErieErie’s concern about discriminationHanna […]

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Erie & REA

Erie/REA flowchart Erie/REA Coggle flowchart Study questions Study questions on the RDA, Swift, Erie, and Erie predictions Handout on Guaranty Trust and Byrd, along with study questions on the REA, Hanna and Walker Study questions on Shady Grove Handouts, charts, and diagrams How things changed: substance & procedure, before and after Erie What bothered Brandeis in Erie: how do noncitizens […]

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