Doe v. Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that seaman’s claims relating to shipboard sexual assault must be arbitrated against non- signatory shipowner under terms of seaman’s arbitration agreement with employer
• holding that some claims arose out of the plaintiff's employment and were thus arbitrable, while other claims were not
• holding that claims arising under the Jones Act and allegations of “unseaworthiness” and “maintenance and cure” “are dependent on [the plaintiffs] status as a seaman employed by the cruise line and the rights that she derives from that employment status”
• finding that “parties will not be required to arbitrate when they have not agreed to do so”
• stating that “‘related to’ marks a boundary by indicating some direct relationship; otherwise the term would stretch to the horizon and beyond”
• noting that the term “related to” is “limiting language” that “marks a boundary by indicating some sort of direct relationship; otherwise, the term would stretch to the horizon and beyond”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).