Justices Say Cruise Lines Liable for Using Seized Cuban Docks

Commercial cruise lines that docked at the Port of Havana can be held liable for using property confiscated by the Cuban government during the Communist Revolution, the Supreme Court ruled.

In an 8-1 decision on Thursday the court held that mere use of the docks was sufficient to establish liability under Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, a 1996 law that allows claims against companies that knowingly traffic in confiscated property. The former leaseholder, the Havana Docks Corporation, does not need to show the cruise lines trafficked in its specific property interest.

Justice Clarence Thomas wrote for the court majority, ...