Empresa Cubana Exportadora v. Dept. of Treasury

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, Chief Judge.

Now before the Court is plaintiffs motion [35] for summary judgment, and defendants’ cross-motion [36] to dismiss or in the alternative, for summary judgment. Upon consideration of the motions, the oppositions, the’replies, the entire record herein, and applicable law, the defendants’ motion [36] will be GRANTED; plaintiffs motion [35] will be DENIED.

I. BACKGROUND

Two words — Havana Club — have been at the center of litigation that has now traversed two federal Circuits, two federal agencies, and two decades. The latest incarnation of this…