CMA CGM Of France Settles Cuba Libertad Act Port Use Lawsuit
/U.S. District Court
Southern District of Florida (Miami)
CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:21-cv-22778-MD
JOINT NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT AND JOINT STIPULATION REGARDING STAY OF DEADLINES
Pursuant to the Court’s Order Setting Pretrial Schedule and Trial (D.E. 217) and S.D. Fla. L.R. 16.4, Plaintiff Odette Blanco de Fernandez née Blanco Rosell (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants CMA CGM S.A. and CMA CGM (America) LLC (“Defendants”) (collectively, "Parties"), by and through their respective undersigned counsel, hereby notify the Court as follows: 1. Pursuant to the Court’s Order Granting Joint Motion to Modify Mediation Orders (ECF No. 266), the Parties participated in a mediation with Hon. Michael Hanzman (rtd.). 2. 3. On November 29, 2025, the Parties reached a settlement. Having reached a settlement, the Parties will prepare and execute a settlement agreement with the assistance of Mediator Hanzman on or before December 15, 2025 4. Having agreed to a settlement, the Parties agree, stipulate, and respectfully request that the Court enter an Order staying all deadlines in this case pending execution of the settlement agreement or upon such further order of the Court. A proposed Order is submitted herewith.
De Fernandez et al v. CMA CGM S.A. et al
Assigned to: Judge Melissa Damian
Referred to: Magistrate Judge Panayotta D. Augustin-Birch
Cause: 22:6082 Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996
Date Filed: 07/30/2021
Date Terminated: 12/01/2025
Jury Demand: Plaintiff
Nature of Suit: 890 Other Statutory Actions
Jurisdiction: Federal Question
12/30/2025- PAPERLESS SUA SPONTE ORDER Extending Deadline to file Stipulation of Dismissal. As set forth in this Court's Administrative Order on Notice of Settlement 442 , the current deadline to submit a stipulation for dismissal is December 31, 2025. It is hereby ORDERED that the deadline to submit a stipulation for dismissal as set forth in ECF Number 442 is EXTENDED to January 20, 2026. Accordingly, the parties shall submit a Stipulation for Dismissal, as set forth in ECF Number 442, by January 20, 2026. Signed by Judge Melissa Damian on 12/30/2025. (MD)
12/01/2025- ORDER ON JOINT NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT. Closing Case for ADMINISTRATIVE purposes. Signed by Judge Melissa Damian on 12/1/2025. See attached document for full details. (gqa)
12/01/2025- Joint NOTICE of Settlement and Joint Stipulation Regarding Stay of Deadlines by Odette Blanco De Fernandez (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order) (Gaebe, John)
LINK TO ORDER ON JOINT NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT
From the company: Present in 177 countries through more than 400 offices, 1,000 warehouses and 160,000 staff members, equipped with a modern fleet of more than 700 vessels, [Marseille, France-based] CMA CGM [2025 revenue approximately US$52 billion] serves 420 of the world's 521 commercial ports and operates on more than 250 shipping lines."
