Legal Opinion
Exxon Shipping Company v. Exxon Seamen's Union
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 19, 1993No. 92-5145PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT.SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.
The Exxon Seamen’s Union appeals seeking enforcement of an arbitration award that ordered Exxon Shipping Company to reinstate a helmsman terminated for a positive drug test taken after his ship ran aground. The district court granted summary judgment to the company, vacating the arbitration award as a violation of public policy. 788 F.Supp. 829 (D.N.J.1992). We will affirm.
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On April 7, 1989, the Exxon Wilmington, a 635-foot oil tanker, ran aground in the Mississippi River in Louisiana. After the accident, under Coast Guard regulations and Exxon’s…
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