Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación Cimex, S. A. (Cuba)

Decided June 23, 2026. Brett M. Kavanaugh delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 24-699 · 609 U.S. ___ (2026)

The Helms-Burton Act, formally known as the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, §301, 110 Stat. 815, 22 U. S. C. §6021 et seq., abrogates the sovereign immunity of Cuban agencies and instrumentalities; plaintiffs who sue Cuban agencies or instrumentalities under the Act need not also satisfy one of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act’s enumerated exceptions to foreign sovereign immunity.

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