Victor Allan Clark v. Celebrity Cruises, Inc., et al.
I. Does the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 30104, 30509 (adopting by reference 45 U.S.C. §§ 55, 56) render void a foreign forum selection clause in a Seaman's employment contract which calls for him to provide labor to a business incorporated in Michigan as a crew member aboard ships carrying passengers to and from ports of the United States?
II. Do the substantive contract principals of the general maritime law allow the owners of those ships (both headquartered in Florida) to enforce a forum selection clause in a Seaman's employment contract as a "Third Party Beneficiaries" when they are not parties to or named in the contract?
Does the Jones Act render void a foreign forum selection clause in a Seaman's employment contract?