In a significant ruling on Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with Havana Docks Corporation, reviving lawsuits against four major cruise lines—Carnival, Norwegian Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean, and MSC Cruises—over the use of property seized during Fidel Castro's communist revolution in Cuba. The court's 8-1 decision allows claims that could cost the cruise companies more than $440 million to proceed, stemming from the Helms-Burton Act of 1996, which permits lawsuits for profits derived from confiscated Cuban property. Justice Clarence Thomas emphasized that lower courts had incorrectly dismissed the claims, stating that the cruise lines had utilized property to which Havana Docks holds a rightful claim. Conversely, Justice Elena Kagan dissented, arguing that the ruling misinterprets the law, potentially allowing claims for property that was not directly owned by the plaintiffs. The cruise lines had resumed operations in Havana following the thaw in U.S.-Cuba relations under President Barack Obama in 2016, but this was reversed by President Donald Trump in 2019, who activated the Helms-Burton Act. The case is set to return to lower courts for further legal proceedings.