No. 25-283
Seaboard Marine Ltd. v. Odette Blanco De Fernandez, aka Blanco Rosell
Amici (1)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: corporate-law cuba-sanctions helms-burton-act property-confiscation shareholder-rights trafficking-definition
Key Terms:
Takings
Takings
Latest Conference:
2026-02-20
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Does the Helms-Burton Act abrograte basic corporate law and permit shareholders to maintain Title III actions based on confiscated corporate property the shareholders never personally owned?
2. Does delivering cargo to a facility partially constructed atop confiscated land qualify as trafficking in confiscated property under the Act?
3. Do companies that lawfully carry agricultural commodities from the U.S. to Cuba engage in lawful travel under the Act?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does the Helms-Burton Act abrogate basic corporate law and permit shareholders to maintain Title III actions based on confiscated corporate property the shareholders never personally owned?
Docket Entries
2026-02-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-15
Brief of Odette Blanco De Fernandez, et al. in opposition submitted.
2026-01-15
Brief of respondent Odette Blanco De Fernandez in opposition filed.
2025-11-24
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 15, 2026.
2025-11-20
Motion of Odette Blanco De Fernandez, et al. for an extension of time submitted.
2025-11-20
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 1, 2025 to January 15, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-10-30
Response Requested. (Due December 1, 2025)
2025-10-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
2025-10-14
Amicus brief of Crowley Latin America Services, LLC, Crowley Maritime Corporation, Crowley Liner Services, Inc., Crowley Logistics, Inc., and Crowley Holdings, Inc. submitted.
2025-10-14
Brief amici curiae of Crowley Latin America Services, LLC, et al. filed.
2025-10-13
Waiver of Odette Blanco De Fernandez, et al. of right to respond submitted.
2025-10-13
Waiver of right of respondent Odette Blanco De Fernandez, et al. to respond filed.
2025-09-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 14, 2025)
Attorneys
Crowley Latin America Services, LLC, Crowley Maritime Corporation, Crowley Liner Services, Inc., Crowley Logistics, Inc., and Crowley Holdings, Inc.
Megan Barbero — Venable LLP, Amicus
Odette Blanco De Fernandez, et al.
Eugene Alexis Sokoloff — MoloLamken LLP, Respondent
Seaboard Marine Ltd.
Bryan Michael Killian — Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, Petitioner