November 30, 2017
The Ninth Circuit refused Thursday to force the wife of a fishing boat engineer who was killed on the job to arbitrate her suit over his alleged wrongful death, concluding in a published opinion that the Korean ship owner couldn't rely on an arbitration agreement it hadn't signed.
July 11, 2017
A Korean ship owner facing a wrongful death suit brought by the widow of a fishing boat engineer who was killed on the job has told the Ninth Circuit that even though it did not sign the engineer's employment contract, the dispute still belongs in arbitration.
June 06, 2017
The Ninth Circuit on Monday directed the widow of a fishing boat engineer who was killed on the job and a Korean ship owner to address the question of whether the owner, a non-signatory to the engineer's employment contract, can arbitrate the widow's wrongful death suit.