El Rey de los Habanos Lawsuit Settled

The legal battle over El Rey de los Habanos is over. Shortly before trial was set to begin, the long-rumored settlement has materialized. Details are unsurprisingly unavailable, but the following statement was obtained from the firm (Dorta y Ortega) representing Pepín García:

This email is being written on behalf of Mr. Omar Ortega. This email is to inform you that the dispute between Mr. Fernandez and the Garcia Family has been resolved. The parties have amicably resolved all disputes and have agreed to end their business relationships. Jose “Pepin” Garcia has acquired full ownership of El Rey de Los Habanos, Inc. and of Tabacalera Cubana de Garcia y Fernandez, S.A. (“Tacuba”).

For those unaware, Eduardo Fernandez of AGANORSA had sued the García family over various alleged wrongdoings at El Rey de los Habanos Inc, a company Fernandez held a 50% stake in. The lawsuit was filed last August and we broke the story this past May, which you can read here.

It’s important to note that the statement indicates that the Tabacalera Cubana S.A. dissolution has also been resolved, as that was a separate legal matter in Nicaraguan courts over the other partnership between the Garcías and Fernandez.

There have been rumors of a settlement for the past two months, although the financials have varied greatly. There is no word if the non-legal differences have been settled, the Garcías stopped using AGANORSA tobacco in 2006.

Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I handle the editing of our written content, the majority of the technical aspects of the site and work with the rest of our staff on content management, business development and more. I’ve lived in most corners of the country and now entering my second stint in Dallas, Texas. I enjoy boxing, headphones, the Le Mans 24-hour, wearing sweatshirts year-round and gyros. echte liebe.