[madison10]

How does such a suit even work? Who ovetloons the cases? Who pays out? They could “ein: all day long, but nothing would happen without enforcement.

[madison10]

*overlooks

[madison10]

*win. LOL I hate my phone sometimes

[irishjuggler]

The hoped-for avenue of collection/enforcement is against non-Cuban companies that are benefiting from the expropriated assets. For example, one of the cases, Carnival Cruises is a defendant because it’s now using Cuban ports and docks stolen from the plaintiffs. Similar situation with European companies doing business in Cuba. If you can establish that, say, a German company is now using or benefiting from the stolen asset, you can target that German company. Maybe you can’t enforce a judgment in Cuba but you can enforce it against the German company’s U.S. operations.

[PUGACHEV]

The cases will be brought in Federal Court. Any judgment obtained could be collected wherever a treaty allows the domestication of a foreign judgement and wherever Cuba has assets. Canada would be the first place that comes to mind, as well as any other place Cuba has trade relations.

An adjustment of claims against Cuba for confiscated property has to happen before relations and trade is normalized, and, ironically, this may be one step in that direction.