MORALES v. SUN CONSTRUCTORS, INC.

No. 07-3806.

541 F.3d 218 (2008)

Juan MORALES v. SUN CONSTRUCTORS, INC., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: August 28, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Engeman (Argued), Fermín E. Fontanés Gómez, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, LLC, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, for Appellant.

Emile A. Henderson III (Argued), Law Offices of Yvette D. Ross-Edwards, Frederiksted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, for Appellee.

Before: RENDELL, FUENTES, and CHAGARES, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

CHAGARES, Circuit Judge.

This case requires us to determine whether an arbitration clause in an employment agreement is enforceable where one party is ignorant of the language in which the agreement is written.

Juan Morales (Morales) was employed by Sun Constructors, Inc. (Sun). The employment relationship between Morales and Sun was governed by a signed employment agreement (the Agreement) that contained an arbitration clause...

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