Department of Mathematics2024-11-0920090022-251810.1512/iumj.2009.58.34472-s2.0-67249099761http://dx.doi.org/10.1512/iumj.2009.58.3447https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14288/7944We show that if Sigma is an embedded least area (area minimizing) plane in H(3) whose asymptotic boundary is a simple closed curve with at least one smooth point, then Sigma is properly embedded in H(3).MathematicsJournal Article264908900012Q11880