November 08, 2022
A Louisiana judge on Tuesday enforced a Filipino arbitrator's award rejecting a seaman's bid for allegedly lost wages due under U.S. law and general maritime law, which he claimed were owed after working aboard a U.S.-flagged vessel.
February 06, 2019
A Filipino seaman's accusations that a group of U.S. shipowners stiffed a proposed class of workers out of their pay belongs in international arbitration, a Louisiana federal magistrate judge has again recommended, finding that the employee already agreed to arbitrate any disputes.
August 07, 2017
A group of U.S. shipowners accused by a Filipino seaman of shortchanging the wages of a proposed class of workers urged a Louisiana federal court Friday to deny the man's request to have a jury decide whether the matter belongs in international arbitration, saying he's not entitled to a trial.