Updated Libertad Act Lawsuit Statistics- 28 Filings; 59+ Law Firms; 176+ Attorneys; 9,500 Documents; US$5+ Million In Billable Hours
/The Trump Administration on 2 May 2019 made operational Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 (known as “Libertad Act”).
Title III authorizes lawsuits in United States District Courts against companies and individuals who are using a certified claim or non-certified claim where the owner of the certified claim or non-certified claim has not received compensation from the Republic of Cuba or from a third-party who is using (“trafficking”) the asset.
29 Lawsuits Filed (11 Certified Claimants & 18 Non-Certified Claimants)
3 Of The Dismissed Lawsuits At Court Of Appeals
US$183,849.00+ Court Filing Fees (not including attorney court appearance fees)
65+ Law Firms
189+ Attorneys
10,000+ Filed Court Documents
US$5+ Million Law Firm Billable Hours (estimated 85% by defendants)
14 Countries Impacted
113 Plaintiffs (some in multiple cases)
4 Class Action Requests
58 Defendants (including corporate parent, subsidiaries; some sued in multiple lawsuits)
22 United States Defendants (not including subsidiaries)
6 Republic of Cuba Initial Defendants (three remaining)
27 Non-United States Defendants
8 European Union-Based Defendants
5 Companies Notified As Potential Defendants
Lawsuits filed in United States District Courts in Southern Florida (23), Washington DC (1), Western Washington State (1), Nevada (1), Southern District New York (1), Northern Texas (1) and Delaware (2). Some cases have been transferred and some cases have been consolidated; one dismissed by Plaintiff.
65 Law firms retained by plaintiffs/defendants: Ainsworth & Clancy; Allen & Overy; Astigarraga Davis Mullins & Grossman; Akerman; Andrews & Springer; Arent Fox; Aronovitz Law; Baker & McKenzie; Ballard Spahr; Berenthal & Associates; Berliner Corcoran & Rowe; Bird & Bird; Boies Schiller Flexner; Bracewell; Broad & Cassel; Carlton Fields; Carlton Fields Jorden Burt; Coffey Burlington; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Colson Hicks Eidson; Creed & Gowdy; Cueto Law Group; Duane Morris, Dubbin & Kravetz; Ewusiak Law; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Hirzel Dreyfuss and Dempsey; Hogan Lovells; Holland & Knight; IPS Legal Group; Jones Day; Jones Walker; Kantrowitz, Goldhamer, & Graifman; Kelly Hart & Hallman; Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton; Law Office of Andre G. Raikhelson; Law Office of Alexander Villarreal; Law Offices of Paul Sack; Law Offices of Robert L. Muse; Mandel & Mandel; Manuel Vazquez PA; MoloLamken; Margol & Margol; Mayer Brown; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius; Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell; Nelson Mullins; Pacifica Law Group; Potter Anderson & Corroon; Rabinowitz, Boudin, Standard, Krinsky & Lieberman; Reed Smith; Reid Collins & Tsai; Rice Reuther Sullivan & Carroll; Rivero Mestre; Rodriguez Tramont & Nunez; Roig & Villarreal; Rosenthal, Monhait & Goddess; Scott Douglass & McConnico; Sidley Austin; Steptoe & Johnson; Venable; Wicker Smith O’Hara McCoy & Ford; Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor; Walden, Macht & Haran; Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr; Zumpano Patricios.
Countries impacted: Canada, Chile, China, France, Germany, Netherlands, Panama, Republic of Cuba, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States.
Certified Claimant Participation: Of the 5,913 claimants certified by the United States Foreign Claims Settlement Commission (USFCSC), these (original claim value in parenthesis) have filed Libertad Act lawsuits: 2nd largest certified claimant North American Sugar (US$97,373,414.72); 9th largest certified claimant Exxon Mobil Corporation (US$71,611,002.90 and US$173,157.12); 31st largest certified claimant Havana Docks Corporation (US$9,179,700.08); 38th largest certified claimant Helen Claflin (US$7,508,689.96); 73rd largest certified claimant Mary Rentschler (US$2,929,577.88); 182nd largest certified claimant William Claflin (US$623,674.31); 183rd largest certified claimant Anne Allen (US$623,674.00); 88th largest certified claimant Julies Shepard (US$2,033,959.17); 195th largest certified claimant Javier Garcia-Bengochea (US$547,365.24); 3,954th largest certified claimant John Weeks (US$3,114.00).
