Supreme Court Weighs in 8-1 on Cuba-Tied Lawsuit
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 in favor of Havana Docks, allowing the company to seek damages from four cruise lines that used its docks confiscated by the Cuban government. Justice Clarence Thomas stated that the cruise lines' use of the docks was sufficient to establish liability for trafficking in confiscated property. This ruling reverses a previous decision by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals that denied the company's claim for damages.
- ▪Havana Docks is a U.S.-based company that built docks in Havana before the Cuban Revolution.
- ▪The Supreme Court's ruling allows Havana Docks to recover damages from Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Norwegian Cruise Line, and MSC Cruises.
- ▪Justice Elena Kagan dissented in the ruling, which reverses an earlier decision that denied Havana Docks the ability to recover damages.
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Home – Supreme Court News – Supreme Court Weighs in 8-1 on Cuba-Tied Lawsuit news Supreme Court Weighs in 8-1 on Cuba-Tied Lawsuit Fred Lucas • May 21, 2026 Print Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (function(){var t=document.querySelector(".wp-block-kadence-dynamichtml"),s=document.currentScript.previousElementSibling;if(t&&s){if("prepend"==="before_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t);else if("prepend"==="after_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t.nextSibling);else if("prepend"==="prepend"||"prepend"==="inside_first_child")t.insertBefore(s,t.firstChild);else t.appendChild(s);}})(); The Supreme Court determined that a U.S.-based company—Havana Docks—can recover damages from four major cruise lines that used its docks previously…
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