Plaintiff Dismisses Libertad Act New York Lawsuit Case Against Spain's NH Hotel Group
/On 26 February 2020, the day the response of the plaintiff was due to the defendant’s Motion to Dismiss, they invoked their right to voluntarily dismiss their lawsuit using the Title III provision of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 (known as “Libertad Act”) in United States District Court Southern District of New York, against New York, New York-based NH Hotels USA, Inc., and Madrid, Spain-based NH Hotel Group (2019 revenues approximately US$1.9 billion).
NH Hotel Group is 94.13% owned by Bangkok, Thailand-based Minor International Public Company Limited (2018 revenues approximately US$2 billion). LINK: https://www.minor.com/en
NH Hotel Group manages through subsidiaries two properties in the Republic of Cuba: 220-room NH Capri La Habana and 31-room NH Collection Victoria La Habana and one property in the United States: 288-room NH Collection New York Madison Avenue. In 2017, the United States Department of State reported that two rooms located on the 15th floor and 17th floor of the Capri Hotel were locations within which employees of the United States government reported as yet unidentified and unresolved health-related issues.
“Plaintiff, JOHN S. SHEPARD FAMILY TRUST, through John S. Shepard and Lawrence Jaffe, as Co-Trustees, by and through undersigned counsel, hereby gives notice of the voluntary dismissal of this action without prejudice pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i), Fed. R. Civ. P.”
LINK To Notice Of Voluntary Dismissal Without Prejudice
JOHN S. SHEPARD FAMILY TRUST, THROUGH JOHN S. SHEPARD AND LAWRENCE JAFFE, AS CO-TRUSTEES, V. NH HOTELS USA, INC., NH HOTEL GROUP, S.A., AND JOLLY HOTELS U.S.A., INC. [1-19-cv-09026; Southern District New York]. Case dismissed by plaintiff without prejudice on 26 February 2020.
Aronovitz Law (plaintiff)
Kantrowitz, Goldhamer, & Graifman (plaintiff)
Bird & Bird (defendant)
Bracewell (defendant)
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