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Lopez Regueiro v. American Airlines Inc. et al
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June 30, 2022
American Airlines Gets Cuban Airport Lawsuit Tossed
A judge on Thursday dismissed a federal lawsuit filed by a Miami man who accused American Airlines Inc. of illegally benefiting from use of an airport he said the Cuban government stole from his family in 1959.
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May 23, 2022
Judge Recommends Tossing Suit Over Cuban Airport Use
A Miami man accusing American Airlines of benefiting from an airport allegedly stolen from his family by the Cuban government was not a U.S. national when he acquired the airport, a Florida federal magistrate judge said in recommending the lawsuit's dismissal.
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February 25, 2022
American Airlines Seeks Dismissal Of Suit Over Cuba Airport
A Miami man suing American Airlines Inc. over its use of Cuba's main airport — which he claims the Castro regime stole from his family — argued Friday that a Florida federal court erred when it found in a similar case that claimants needed to have U.S. citizenship by 1996 to be able to bring such claims under the Helms-Burton Act.
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April 06, 2020
Helms-Burton Suit Against Airlines Paused For COVID-19
A Florida federal judge agreed with American Airlines on Monday that the coronavirus outbreak warrants pausing a suit accusing the carrier and Chile's LATAM Airlines of illegally profiting from Cuba's main international airport, rejecting the plaintiff's objections to a stay.
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March 17, 2020
Airline Cites Dismissed Amazon Suit To Escape Airport Fight
American Airlines pointed to a recent decision dismissing litigation accusing Amazon and a Cuban charcoal importer of illegally trafficking property confiscated by the Fidel Castro regime as evidence that a similar suit relating to a Cuban airport should be tossed.
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March 04, 2020
4th Judge Recused From Suit Over Airlines' Cuban Airport Use
A Florida federal judge on Wednesday became the fourth judge to issue a recusal in a Miami man's lawsuit claiming American Airlines and Chile's LATAM Airlines illegally profited from the use of Cuba's José Martí International Airport, saying she discovered she had represented the plaintiff in a related case.
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November 27, 2019
Airlines Seek To Escape Helms-Burton Suit Over Cuba Airport
American Airlines and Chile's LATAM Airlines have called for the grounding of a Miami man's Helms-Burton Act lawsuit over their use of Cuba's José Martí International Airport, which he claims to rightfully own, raising arguments over an exception in the law for "lawful travel" and challenging the law's constitutionality.
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September 25, 2019
Airlines Hit With Helms-Burton Suit Over Cuba's Main Airport
American Airlines Inc. and Chilean airline LATAM Airlines were hit with a Helms-Burton Act lawsuit Wednesday by a Miami man who claims to be the rightful owner of Cuba's José Martí International Airport and says the airlines trafficked in stolen property by operating flights there.