Legal Opinion
Farnsworth v. Towboat Nantucket Sound, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 28, 2014No. Civil No. 13-11192-FDSPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO CONFIRM THE ARBITRATION AWARD
SAYLOR, District Judge.
This is a claim arising out of a marine salvage contract. Plaintiff Rodney Farns-worth III signed a salvage contract with defendant Towboat Nantucket Sound, Inc., on board his vessel at 3:30 a.m., after defendant’s towboat had pulled the vessel off a rocky shoal. The contract included a mandatory arbitration clause. Farnsworth contends, among other things, that the arbitration clause is voidable because he was forced to sign the salvage contract under duress. This case was stayed pending the…
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