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FARNSWORTH v. TOWBOAT NANTUCKET SOUND, INC.

No. 14-1903.

790 F.3d 90 (2015)

Rodney FARNSWORTH, III, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. TOWBOAT NANTUCKET SOUND, INC., Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

June 17, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Patrick Yerby , with whom Brian Keane and The Kaplan/Bond Group were on brief, for appellant.

David S. Smith , with whom Robert P. Snell , Amy Maher Rogers , Law Offices of Steven B. Stein, and Farrell McAleer & Smith LLP were on brief, for appellee.

Before HOWARD, Chief Judge, SELYA and LYNCH, Circuit Judges.

Out of this maritime case come useful lessons for those who seek to challenge the validity of arbitration clauses in contracts they have signed.

Plaintiff Rodney Farnsworth, III, entered into a salvage contract with defendant Towboat Nantucket Sound, Inc. ("TNS"), to obtain help when Farnsworth's boat went aground on...

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