American Airlines, Latam Airlines sued over seized Cuban airport

A US citizen sued 2 airline companies in a US federal court under a newly revived provision that permits legal action by US citizens or entities against companies doing business on property that was confiscated by the Cuban govt. The suit, filed Wednesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, is the latest to come after the Trump administration lifted a suspension of a provision of the 1996 Helms-Burton Act in May. The provision allows certain US nationals with claims to property confiscated by the Cuban govt to seek damages from companies operating on that property. Jose Ramon López Regueiro, the plaintiff in the lawsuit, said American Airlines and Latam Airlines have benefited from the Cuban airport his father once owned before it was seized by Fidel Castro’s govt. <br/>