Note, Bound to Arbitrate: The Fifth Circuit Considers an Arbitration Agreement in a Settlement for Maintenance and Cure
By Brooke E. Wright, February 8, 2012
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At issue is Terrebonne v. K-Sea Transp. Corp. and the 5th Circuit’s enforcement of settlement agreements. Specifically, the court enforced an agreement relating to maintenance and cure in an employment contract containing an arbitration agreement. The court held that the arbitration agreement was not voided by the Jones Act.
