Federal Judge Finds Seaman's Claims Related To Arbitration Provision

Mealey's (December 5, 2016, 1:43 PM EST) -- LAKE CHARLES, La. — A Louisiana federal judge on Nov. 30 adopted a report and recommendation that found that a ship employee's injury-related claims were subject to an arbitration agreement in his employment contract and refusing to remand the case to a state court (Ali Imam Shah v. Blue Wake Shipping, No. 2:16 -CV-00529, W.D. La.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 165561)....