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MARTINEZ v. CARNIVAL CORP.

No. 12-15164.

744 F.3d 1240 (2014)

Melvin Gualberto Medina MARTINEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CARNIVAL CORPORATION, a.k.a. Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

February 24, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel S. Perwin , Joel S. Perwin, PA, Bruce Margulies , Rivkind Pedraza & Margulies, PA, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Cameron Wayne Eubanks , Curtis J. Mase , Valentina M. Tejera , Mase Lara Eversole, PA, Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before MARCUS, DUBINA, and WALKER, Circuit Judges.

DUBINA, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Melvin Gualberto Medina Martinez ("Martinez") appeals the district court's order compelling arbitration of his claims pursuant to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards ("CREFAA"), 9 U.S.C. §§ 201-208. Martinez argues his claim of Jones Act negligence, 46 U.S.C. § 30104, does not fall within his employment contract ("Seafarer's Agreement") with Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. ("Carnival...

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