Legal Opinion
Melvin Gualberto Medina Martinez v. Carnival Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 24, 2014No. 12-15164PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBINA, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Melvin Gualberto Medina Martinez (“Martinez”) appeals the district court’s order compelling arbitration of his claims pursuant to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (“CREFAA”), 9 U.S.C. §§ 201-208. Martinez argues his claim of Jones Act negligence, 46 U.S.C. § 30104, does not fall within his employment contract (“Seafarer’s Agreement”) with Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. (“Carnival”) and, therefore, is not within the scope of the contract’s arbitration clause. We agree with the district court that arbitration is required,…
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