Legal Opinion
Rogers v. Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 6, 2008No. 07-55071PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Michael Rogers and Hulya Kar appeal the district court’s order granting their employer’s motion to compel arbitration. They argue that federal statutes exempt their employment contracts from the scope of Title 9 of the United States Code. We conclude that their employment contracts are “considered as commercial” under Title 9. Therefore, we hold that the arbitration provisions contained in their employment contracts are enforceable, and we affirm the judgment of the district court.
I. Background
Michael Rogers, a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago, and Hulya Kar,…
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