Libertad Act Court Case Filing Update: 21 Lawsuits; 35 Law Firms; 112 Attorneys; 3,600 Documents Filed
/As of 1 February 2020, more than eight months since Trump Administration made operational Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 (known as “Libertad Act”):
21 Lawsuits Filed
US$137,508.00 Court Filing Fees
35 Law Firms
112 Listed Attorneys
580+ Document Filings
3,600+ Filed Court Documents
US$4+ Million In Law Firm Billable Hours (estimated 85% by defendants)
106 Companies/Individuals, excluding attorneys, are lawsuit parties
73 Plaintiffs
4 Class Action status requests
70 Defendants
5 Companies notified as will be added as defendants unless prompt settlement
Lawsuits have been filed in the United States District Courts in Southern Florida (16), Washington DC (1), Western Washington State (1), Nevada (1), Southern District New York (1), and Delaware (1).
The 35 Law firms retained by plaintiffs/defendants: Akerman; Andrews & Springer; Arent Fox; Aronovitz Law; Baker & McKenzie; Ballard Spahr; Bird & Bird; Boies Schiller Flexner; Bracewell; Coffey Burlington; Colson Hicks Eidson; Cueto Law Group; Ewusiak Law; Hogan Lovells; Holland & Knight; Jones Walker; Kantrowitz, Goldhamer, & Graifman; Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton; Law Offices Of Paul Sack; Manuel Vazquez PA; Margol & Margol; Mayer Brown; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius; Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell; Pacifica Law Group; Rabinowitz, Boudin, Standard, Krinsky & Lieberman; Reed Smith; Reid Collins & Tsai; Rice Reuther Sullivan & Carroll; Rivero Mestre; Rosenthal, Monhait & Goddess; Scott Douglass & McConnico; Steptoe & Johnson; Venable; Wicker Smith O’Hara McCoy & Ford.
The twenty-seven (27) member Brussels, Belgium-based European Union (EU) has confirmed its intention to issue a Request For Proposal (RFP) to law firms in the United States. The law firms would be retained to file “amicus curiae” (friend-of-the-court) motions and other motions on behalf of each Libertad Act Title III lawsuit defendant who is domiciled in the EU.
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.
