A Cuban-American family claimed Cuba seized its island in 1959, won a $119.4 million verdict against Expedia companies, then saw a judge overturn it
- The dispute over a Cuban island seized after the 1959 revolution has reached an unusual point in American legal history.
- As reported by Transnational Litigation Blog (TLB), in April 2025, a jury in Florida found four corporate defendants associated with Expedia liable under a US law dealing with property confiscated by the Cuban government.
- The award, reported at approximately $29.8 million per defendant, totaling $119.4 million, centred on a claim brought by Cuban-American businessman Mario Echevarría, whose family said it had lost its ownership rights to the island more than six decades earl
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- The dispute over a Cuban island seized after the 1959 revolution has reached an unusual point in American legal history.
- As reported by Transnational Litigation Blog (TLB), in April 2025, a jury in Florida found four corporate defendants associated with Expedia liable under a US law dealing with property confiscated by the Cuban government.
- The award, reported at approximately $29.8 million per defendant, totaling $119.4 million, centred on a claim brought by Cuban-American businessman Mario Echevarría, whose family said it had lost its ownership rights to the island more than six decades earl
Sources: Times of India