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Garcia-Bengochea v. Carnival Corporation

  1. July 09, 2020

    Court Says Claim To Cuban Port Acquired Too Late For Suit

    A Florida federal court on Thursday tossed a Helms-Burton Act lawsuit against Carnival brought by a man who said he inherited a claim to a Cuban port confiscated by the Castro regime, with the judge finding he would have acquired the claim too late to bring a case.

  2. June 15, 2020

    Carnival Says Heir Can't Bring Claim Over Cuban Port

    Carnival told a Florida federal judge on Monday that a man who inherited a claim to a Cuban port confiscated by the Castro regime does not have the right to sue the cruise line under the Helms-Burton Act because he did not hold the rights to the claim in 1996 when the statute was enacted.

  3. December 17, 2019

    Fla. Man Opposes Carnival's Bid To End Suit Over Cuban Port

    A Florida man has slammed Carnival's bid to shake off his suit accusing the cruise line of using Cuban port facilities confiscated by the Castro regime, arguing that it is trying to discredit his stock in the port and his right to sue.

  4. November 18, 2019

    Carnival Pushes To Win Helms-Burton Suit Over Cuban Port

    Carnival has asked a federal court to throw out a Florida man's claim that he can sue the cruise line under the Helms-Burton Act for using Cuban port facilities confiscated by the Castro regime, saying he failed to make good on his inheritance of stock in the port.

  5. September 26, 2019

    Carnival Can't Challenge Helms-Burton Suit's Green Light

    A Florida federal judge on Thursday denied Carnival's bid to immediately appeal his finding that a Florida resident claimed sufficient ownership of Cuban port facilities confiscated by the Castro regime to advance a Helms-Burton Act suit over their use by the cruise line.

  6. September 06, 2019

    Carnival Wants 11th Circ. Input On Helms-Burton Ruling

    Carnival has sought permission to go to the Eleventh Circuit to appeal a Florida federal judge's finding that a Florida resident claimed sufficient ownership to push a Helms-Burton Act claim over the cruise line's use of Cuban port facilities confiscated by the Castro regime, saying the position is unprecedented under corporate law.

  7. August 26, 2019

    Carnival Can't Sink Helms-Burton Trafficking Suit

    A Florida federal judge rejected Carnival's bid to dismiss a lawsuit seeking damages under the Helms-Burton Act over its use of Cuban port facilities that were confiscated by the Castro regime, saying the cruise line's reading of the law would "substantially undermine Congress's goal of deterring trafficking."

  8. July 31, 2019

    Helms-Burton Suit Against Carnival May Float Despite Holes

    A Florida federal judge indicated Wednesday that he will deny Carnival's bid to dismiss a lawsuit seeking damages under the Helms-Burton Act over its use of Cuban port facilities that were confiscated by the Castro regime, but counsel for the cruise line said they still see several deficiencies in the claims.

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