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FRANCISCO v. STOLT ACHIEVEMENT MT

No. 01-30694.

293 F.3d 270 (2002)

Ernesto FRANCISCO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STOLT ACHIEVEMENT MT, a vessel bearing official number 1973; Stolt Achievement, Inc.; Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group, Ltd.; Stolt Parcel Tankers, Inc., the operator and/or owner of the M/T STOLT ACHIEVEMENT, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 4, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Sutterfield (argued), Charmagne A. Padua, Sutterfield & Webb, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

David B. Lawton (argued), Kenneth Joseph Gelpi, Jr., Terriberry, Carroll & Yancey, New Orleans, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before KING, Chief Judge, and REAVLEY and WIENER, Circuit Judges.

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal we conclude that the district court properly ordered the case to arbitration and accordingly affirm.

BACKGROUND

Appellant Ernesto Francisco, a Philippine national, was injured on a chemical tanker ship located on the Mississippi River. Francisco was employed aboard the M/T STOLT ACHIEVEMENT (the vessel), which was allegedly operated by Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group, Inc., (Stolt) a Liberian corporation...

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