Fla. Court Says State Fee Law Conflicts With Maritime Law

By Carolina Bolado (April 9, 2014, 8:23 PM EDT) -- A Florida appeals court on Wednesday reversed a previous affirmation of an attorneys' fee award in an injured seaman's negligence suit against Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., deciding in an en banc opinion that Florida's offer of judgment statute conflicts with federal maritime law requiring that parties pay their own fees....

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