U.S. Public Policy Didn't Bar Enforcement of Arbitral Award for injured Filipino Seaman

The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the public policy of the United States couldn't help an injured Filipino seaman avoid enforcement of an arbitration decision entered pursuant to Philippine law as to the compensability of his injuries aboard a ship that was docked in Louisiana. Case: Asignacion v. Rickmers Genoa Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH & Cie KG, No. 14-30132, 04/16/2015, published. Facts: Lito Martinez Asignacion, a citizen and resident of the Philippines, signed a contract to work aboard the mail vessel Rickmers Dailan. Rickmers, a German corporation, owned the v...