Virgin Islands Federal Judge Vacates 2nd Consideration Of Arbitration Award

Mealey's (August 20, 2018, 3:37 PM EDT) -- CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas — An arbitrator erred in reconsidering, on remand by a District Court, an arbitration award partially in favor of a cruise line employee injured while performing a new task, a Virgin Islands federal judge ruled Aug. 10, holding that the doctrine of functus officio applies (Felton Carlson v. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd., No. 2013-115, D. Virgin Islands, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 138408)....