United States Ninth Circuit

In an action for unpaid wages under the Seamen's Wage Act, the district court's order granting defendant's motion to compel arbitration is affirmed where claims under the Act are subject to arbitration pursuant to the United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards and plaintiff's claim was subject to a valid arbitration agreement.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/06/2009
• Decided 10/02/2009
• Published 10/02/2009

Judges

• N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judge:, Before KIM McLANE WARDLAW, RICHARD A. PAEZ, and N. RANDY SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gregory M. Miller, Carney Badley Spellman, P.S., Seattle, WA, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stephen R. Rummage and Roger A. Leishman, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Seattle, WA, for the defendant-appellee.