Latest 16 Pleadings In “Unjust Enrichment” Lawsuit Filed In Spain Against Melia Hotels Including If Government Of Cuba And Gaviota Are “Indispensable Parties” And/Or Subject To Spain Jurisdiction.
/The Latest Pleadings From Plaintiff And Defendants In The “Unjust Enrichment” Lawsuit Filed In Spain Against Palma de Mallorca, Spain-based Melia Hotels International S.A. Including Documents Filed As To Whether The Government Of The Republic of Cuba And Republic of Cuba Government-Operated Gaviota S.A. Are “Indispensable Parties” And/Or Subject To The Jurisdiction Of Courts In Spain.
Background
On 12 March 2002, Palma de Mallorca, Spain-based Meliá Hotels International (2019 revenues approximately US$2.1 billion) reportedly offered US$5 million to the descendants of Mr. Rafael Lucas Sanchez Hill as payment to prevent the United States Department of State from using Title IV relating to the Sol Rio de Oro Hotel in response to enactment in 1996 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 (known as "Libertad Act").
Title IV of the Libertad Act restricts entry into the United States by individuals who have connectivity to unresolved certified claims or non-certified claims. Employees of one Canada-based company is currently known to be subject to this provision based upon a certified claim.
On 26 March 2002, Sol Melia International, reportedly believing the [George W. Bush Administration; 20 January 2001 to 20 January 2009] United States Department of State would neither implement Title III nor Title IV of the Libertad Act, Melia Hotels International withdrew the offer of US$5 million and proposed US$3,197.75 representing a value (.06%) based upon the twenty-nine (29) acres of land occupied by the Sol Rio de Oro Hotel of the approximately 120,000 acres of land claimed by the descendants of the owners of the property. The US$3,197.75 was determined by Melia Hotels International as the corresponding percentage of the US$5 million tax loss carry-forward amount with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the 1960's.
On 29 May 2019, descendants of Mr. Rafael Lucas Sanchez Hill, acting as Central Santa Lucia L.C., filed a lawsuit in Spain seeking US$10 million from Meliá Hotels International seeking damages for the use of land upon which a hotel is located in the Republic of Cuba. The lawsuit is not using provisions of Title III of the Libertad Act.
Title III of the Libertad Act 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. LINK To Libertad Act Title III Lawsuit Statistics
LINKS To Recent Court Filings In Spain
Sanchez Hill Spain Lawsuit Documents 11 2022\003_DEC GAV 26 09 2022 PERSONAC.pdf
Sanchez Hill Spain Lawsuit Documents 11 2022\006_CARTA GAVIOTA A MINREX.pdf
Sanchez Hill Spain Lawsuit Documents 11 2022\007_RESPUESTA MINREX A GAVIOTA.pdf
Sanchez Hill Spain Lawsuit Documents 11 2022\0704042024120220000086717.pdf
Sanchez Hill Spain Lawsuit Documents 11 2022\0704042024120220000086718.pdf
Sanchez Hill Spain Lawsuit Documents 11 2022\0704042024120220000088764.pdf
Sanchez Hill Spain Lawsuit Documents 11 2022\0704042024120220000088765.pdf
Sanchez Hill Spain Lawsuit Documents 11 2022\0704042024120220000095201.pdf
Sanchez Hill Spain Lawsuit Documents 11 2022\DOC 1 Nota verbal Republica Cuba_firmado.pdf
Sanchez Hill Spain Lawsuit Documents 11 2022\Historial_20221107_084700 (1).pdf
Sanchez Hill Spain Lawsuit Documents 11 2022\Historial_20221107_084700.pdf
Sanchez Hill Spain Lawsuit Documents 11 2022\Historial_20221107_095700.pdf
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Spanish Appellate Court Rules Sánchez Hill (non-Libertad Act) Lawsuit Against Meliá Hotels International Has Jurisdiction to Proceed; Discovery Begins April 28, 2020
Spain's Melia Hotels International CEO Confirms He Is Restricted From Entering United States Due To Libertad Act Title IV Letter; Says 50 Other Companies Impacted February 05, 2020
Melia Hotels International Presents In Spain Its Response To Appeal By Plaintiffs Of Case Dismissal; Company Reportedly Receives Title IV Letter November 23, 2019
Plaintiffs Appeal Dismissal Of Lawsuit In Spain Against Melia Hotels; Plaintiffs Sue In U.S.; Why Did Melia Hotels Offer US$5 Million Then US$3,197.75? October 05, 2019
Court In Spain Dismisses Lawsuit Against Melia Hotels International Relating To Operations In Cuba; Plaintiffs Now Expected To Sue In U.S. Using Libertad Act September 04, 2019
Recent Court Filings In Spain (Not United States) Lawsuit Against Melia Hotels International July 23, 2019
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