Havana Docks Corp. v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. · ¶61

It is unlikely that Congress intended for someone who suffered a fnite loss to reap infnite recoveries. Congress defined “confscated” property to mean property that was seized by the Cuban Government “without the property having been returned or adequate and effective compensation provided.” § 6023(4)(A)(i). Congress also created the Commission and tasked it with assessing the value of claims stemming from the Cuban Government's confscations and made the Commission-certified value a presumptive measure of a Title III plaintiff's recovery. Ante, at 241, 243; see § 6082(a)(1)(A)(i). That statutory scheme suggests that Congress intended for the Commission's certification to supply a benchmark for adequate compensation; it does not expressly authorize repeatedly recovering the Commission- certified amount. Furthermore, if the statute is read the way petitioner suggests, then Title III's…

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