U.S. allows lawsuits against foreign companies using property seized by Cuba

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is allowing U.S. citizens to sue foreign companies and individuals who use property confiscated from them decades ago by the government of then-Cuban leader Fidel Castro.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Wednesday the suspension of a law created in 1996 had been lifted, allowing such lawsuits to be filed for the first time.

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