Federal Judge Confirms Award In Maritime Employment Dispute

Mealey's (August 2, 2017, 10:49 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A Washington federal judge on July 31 granted a motion filed by several fishing and marine companies to enforce a Philippines arbitral award, finding that a former deck hand agreed to the settlement of his claims and had notice of the arbitral proceedings and award (Michael D. Castro v. Tri Marine Fish Company LLC, et al., No. C17-8RSL, W.D. Wash., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 120037)....