Legal Opinion
Elvira De La Vega Glen v. Club Mediterranee, S.A.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 31, 2006No. 05-12648PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COX, Circuit Judge:
Elvira de la Vega Glen and her son Robert M. Glen (together, “the Glens”) sued Club Méditerranée, S.A. and Club Méditerranée Group (“Club Med”) for trespass, unjust enrichment, and violation of the federal Trading with the Enemy Act (TWEA). Their lawsuit seeks to recover compensation for allegedly wrongful benefits that Club Med derived through operation of a resort on property that the Glens claim to own in Cuba. The district court dismissed all three causes of action, holding that the act of state doctrine barred recovery on the Glens’ unjust enrichment and trespass…
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