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

Court's summary

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.

From the syllabus prepared by the Reporter of Decisions. Not part of the Court's opinion.