Judge Stays Case Against Cruise Line Pending Philippine Court Ruling

Mealey's (February 12, 2019, 1:30 PM EST) -- MIAMI — A Florida federal judge on Feb. 8 granted a widow’s request to stay a lawsuit filed in relation to her husband’s death on a cruise ship pending the outcome of an appeal of an arbitration award in a Philippine court, holding that the outcome of that case will determine whether the cruise line’s motion to compel another arbitration should be granted (Ben Buenaventura v. NCL [Bahamas] Ltd., et al., No. 1:18-cv-22922, S.D. Fla.)....