Theyalso won passage of alawin 2009 that would forceclarin to divestkeyassets within a year, although the courtshaveblocked enforcement of the deadline.
In 2001, when Martinez won her judgment against Cuba, Leeds told the Miami Herald that it could take years to unlock blocked Cuban assets to pass on to his client.
The inclusion of America de Cali in the US's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) list meant US nationals could not do business with it and any assets it may have had in the US were blocked.
Redemption battles between hedge funds and their investors have been a common feature of the credit crisis as hedge funds blocked cash outflows in the name of preserving value of the underlying assets.