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Article

2 Sep 2014

Author:
Adam Klasfeld, Courthouse News Service (US)

US court refuses to dismiss lawsuit against BBVA by torture victims seeking to enforce judgment against Cuba

"Court Won't Dismiss Anti-Cuba Judgments", 26 Aug 2014

A Spanish bank cannot upset a Florida court's finding that the Florida court had jurisdiction to award billions of dollars to the families of men allegedly tortured and assassinated by Cuba, a federal judge ruled in Manhattan. Three families turned to the Southern District of New York, seeking money that a Florida court awarded them under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act in separate cases. The cases, all filed in the Miami-Dade County area, spawned controversy over jurisdictional issues, the massive judgments imposed against the Cuban government and the hurdles they presented to politicians hoping to normalize U.S.-Cuba relations...The plaintiffs sought judgments against dozens of banks where the Cuba's money is believed to be held.U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein on Friday rejected an attempt by Spain's Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria to dismiss the cases for lack of jurisdiction...

Full text of the decision available here