The U.S. Supreme Court will not take up an injured cruise line worker's challenge to the arbitration clause in his employment contract as wrongfully depriving him of his statutory right to a jury trial under the Jones Act.
Miami maritime attorney Tonya Meister filed the writ petition in Pysarenko v. Carnival Corp., arguing that review was necessary to stop the widespread practice among ship owners to incorporate arbitration clauses in employment agreements requiring workers to arbitrate any claims in a foreign country under foreign laws, which provide far fewer rights and benefits tha...
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