LOBO v. CELEBRITY CRUISES, INC.

Nos. 10-13623, 10-10406.

704 F.3d 882 (2013)

Inacio LOBO, John Gomez, et al., each on their own behalf and on behalf of all other current and former employees of Celebrity Cruises, Inc. similarly situated, Plaintiffs, Inacio Lobo, John Gomez, Joao Rodrigues, Raimundo Rebello, Antonio Menezes, Lazaro D'Costa, Menino Serrao, Luis Pereira, Alexio Fernandes, Agnelo Fernandes, Minguel Pereira, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CELEBRITY CRUISES, INC., Federazione Italianan Transporti, Defendants-Appellees. John Gomez, Joao Rodrigues, et al., each on their own behalf and on behalf of all other current and former employees of Celebrity Cruises, Inc. similarly situated, Plaintiffs, John Gomez, Joao Rodrigues, Raimundo Rebello, Agenelo Antonio Menezes, Lazaro D'Costa, Menino Serrao, Luis Pereira, Alexio Fernandes, Agnelo Fernandes, Minguel Pereira, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Celebrity Cruises, Inc., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 7, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles R. Lipcon , Carlos Felipe Llinas Negret , Jason Robert Margulies , Michael A. Winkleman , Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina & Winkleman, PA, Tonya Jean Meister , Meister Law, LLC, Miami, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Sanford L. Bohrer , Scott Daniel Ponce , Holland & Knight, LLP, Kathleen M. Phillips , Holly Ellen Van Horsten , Phillips Richard & Rind, PA, Miami, FL, Richard J. Dodson , Dodson, Hooks & Frederick, APLC, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before TJOFLAT, PRYOR and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

I.

A.

In Lobo v. Celebrity Cruises, Inc. ("Lobo I"), 488 F.3d 891 (11th Cir.2007), we held that the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards ("Convention") and its implementing legislation, 9 U.S.C. §§ 202-208, superceded the Seaman's Wage Act, 46 U.S.C. § 10313, and required the District Court to grant a motion to compel arbitration...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases