Havana Docks Corporation v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

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Case Number:

23-10151

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Appellate - 11th Circuit

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3890 Other Statutory Actions

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  1. October 14, 2026

    Havana Docks Wants $440M Cruise Cos. Judgment Revived

    The Eleventh Circuit is taking up a case on remand from the U.S. Supreme Court related to a $440 million judgment against four cruise companies for trafficking in property seized by Cuba, with ex-concessionaire Havana Docks Corp. arguing a lower court decision should be reinstated.

  2. January 23, 2025

    11th Circ. Pauses Ruling Nixing $440M Cruise Line Penalty

    The Eleventh Circuit on Thursday cleared the way for a dock company to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after its $440 million judgment against four cruise lines for allegedly "trafficking" in property seized by Cuba was overturned.

  3. January 02, 2025

    Cruise Cos. Say Justices Unlikely To Consider $440M Cuba Case

    Four cruise lines have urged the Eleventh Circuit not to pause sending a yearslong dispute back to a lower court after the circuit court overturned a $440 million judgment against them for "trafficking" in property seized by Cuba, saying the U.S. Supreme Court is unlikely to take up the case.

  4. December 20, 2024

    11th Circ. Won't Reconsider Nixing $440M Cuba Dock Claim

    The Eleventh Circuit said it won't take a second look at its decision upending a $440 million judgment against four cruise lines that were accused of participating in prohibited tourism in Cuba by way of utilizing a dock that once belonged to a U.S.-based company.

  5. November 13, 2024

    Docks Co. Urges 11th Circ. To Rehear Split Cuba Port Ruling

    Havana Docks Corp. has urged the Eleventh Circuit to grant a full panel rehearing over the court's split ruling to reverse a $440 million win against several luxury cruise companies for using a Cuba port terminal that was confiscated by the country's government, saying the ruling by a three-judge panel contradicted the law.

  6. October 22, 2024

    11th Circ. Nixes $440M Win For Dock Co. In Cuba Port Row

    The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday tossed a $440 million judgment for Havana Docks Corp. in its suit accusing luxury cruise companies of wrongly docking at its terminal — which the Cuban government seized decades ago — with the appellate panel reasoning the company no longer had a stake in the pier. 

  7. May 17, 2024

    $440M Cruise Line Ruling Over Cuba Dock May Be In Jeopardy

    An Eleventh Circuit panel appeared reluctant Friday to affirm a nearly half-billion-dollar judgment against four major cruise lines for "trafficking" in property seized by the communist Cuban government, as the underlying concession for a port facility in Havana expired in 2004.

  8. January 01, 2024

    Florida Cases To Watch In 2024

    The criminal case against former President Donald Trump might take top billing in Florida in 2024, but state and federal courts in the Sunshine State will also be busy grappling with how to apply new state laws in insurance disputes and death penalty cases and potentially upending a multibillion-dollar gambling compact with the Seminole Tribe.

  9. October 10, 2023

    Cuba Policy Expert Says $440M Ruling Should Be Affirmed

    An expert on U.S. policy toward Cuba is urging the Eleventh Circuit to affirm a ruling ordering four major cruise lines to pay nearly a half-billion dollars in damages for "trafficking" in property seized by the Communist Cuban government.