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ROGERS v. ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISE LINE

No. 07-55071.

547 F.3d 1148 (2008)

Michael ROGERS; Hulya Kar, individually and on behalf of all other similarly situated seafarers and as private attorney general, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISE LINE; M/V Monarch of the Seas, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed November 6, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph S. Farzam, Law Offices of Joseph F. Farzam & Associates, Los Angeles, CA, for the appellants.

Sanford L. Bohrer; Scott D. Ponce, Holland & Knight, Miami, FL; Paul C. Workman, Holland & Knight, Los Angeles, CA, for the appellee.

Jeffrey Robert White, Washington, D.C., David W. Brill, Downs Brill Whitehead, Pembroke Pines, FL, for amicus curiae American Association for Justice.

Paul Giannini, Law Office of Paul Giannini, Los Angeles, CA, for amicus curiae Seafarer Benefit Foundation.

Before: JOHN T. NOONAN, W. FLETCHER, and RONALD M. GOULD, Circuit Judges.

WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

Michael Rogers and Hulya Kar appeal the district court's order granting their employer's motion to compel arbitration. They argue that federal statutes exempt their employment contracts from the scope of Title 9 of the United States Code. We conclude that their employment contracts are "considered as commercial" under Title 9. Therefore, we hold that the arbitration provisions contained in their employment contracts are enforceable...

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