Little delay in reporting on this, but a big win for a Cuban-American family against Expedia in the first ever federal jury trial under the Helms-Burton Act. The jury awarded the family $29.8 million, finding that Expedia trafficked in property in Cuba that had been wrongfully confiscated from the family by the Cuban communist dictatorship. Expedia promoted and sold bookings at hotels on the property. Nice win for Andres Rivero and Jorge Mestre's firm. Judge Moreno, who presided over the trial, has ordered further proceedings on damages. Herald covers it here.
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