Through various actions and enactments, Fidel Castro expropriated the private property of U.S. citizens without compensation. In a lawsuit against Cuba for the expropriation of property, how does one overcome sovereign immunity? This article discusses some of the difficulties in overcoming sovereign immunity in a suit to recover from the Cuban government for the expropriation of private property. Traditionally, the… Read Complete Article...

Supreme Court Decisions May Overturn State’s ‘Long-Arm’ Statute By Andrew C. Hall Every Litigator must consider the issue of in personam jurisdiction, the process for serving someone with a summons and complaint in order to give a court jurisdiction to try a case. In Venetian Salami Co. v. Parthenais, 554 So.2d 499 (Florida 1989), the Florida Supreme Court stated the… Read Complete Article...