Mealey's (October 2, 2015, 9:51 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A seaman who was seriously injured while working aboard a vessel on the Mississippi River filed a petition for writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court on Sept. 8, requesting that the court vacate a decision that enforced a Philippines arbitration award (Lito Martinez Asignacion v. Rickmers Genoa Schiffahrtgesellschaft MBH & CIE KG, No. 15-305, U.S. Sup.; 2015 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 3151).

(Petition available. Document #05-151027-011X.)

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