Exxon Mobil Corporation, Petitioner v. Corporación Cimex, S.A. (Cuba), et al.

  1. January 20, 2026

    Profs Urge Justices To Affirm Cuban Property Seizure Ruling

    Professors with expertise in sovereign immunity law have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm a D.C. Circuit decision that a federal act letting U.S. victims of Cuban property seizures seek damages does not automatically void the immunity of state entities targeted in such cases.

  2. January 09, 2026

    Cuban Co. Urges Justices To Affirm Property Seizure Ruling

    A Cuban state-owned entity is pressing the U.S. Supreme Court to find that a federal law allowing U.S. victims of property seizures by the Cuban government to seek damages does not automatically abrogate the sovereign immunity of state-owned agencies and instrumentalities targeted in such cases.

  3. January 02, 2026

    5 International Arbitration Cases To Watch In 2026

    The new year is gearing up to be an important one for international arbitration as top courts in the U.S. and the U.K. hear cases that are likely to have a lasting impact on the enforcement of investment treaty awards against sovereigns, a tribunal adjudicates a closely watched investment treaty claim against the U.K. over its decision to halt a mining project, and the U.S. Supreme Court tackles a law relating to expropriated property in Cuba.

  4. December 08, 2025

    Trump Admin Backs Exxon In Cuba Property Seizure Case

    The Trump administration is pressing the U.S. Supreme Court to rule in favor of Exxon Mobil Corp. and find that a federal law allowing U.S. victims of property seizures by the Cuban government to seek damages from entities that subsequently used the property abrogates the sovereign immunity of Cuban agencies and instrumentalities.

  5. October 03, 2025

    Supreme Court Takes Up Cuba Seizure Law Cases

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider two cases seeking clarity on a federal law enacted in 1996 that allows U.S. victims of property seizures by the Cuban government to seek damages from entities that subsequently used the property.

  6. May 05, 2025

    Justices Want US' Input In Exxon's Cuba Seizure Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked the U.S. to weigh in on Exxon Mobil Corp.'s petition seeking clarity on whether its lawsuit seeking compensation for property that was seized by the Cuban government decades ago must fall under an exception to sovereign immunity before it can proceed.

  7. April 16, 2025

    Exxon Urges Justices To Resolve Seized Cuba Property Claim

    Exxon Mobil Corp. asked the U.S. Supreme Court to scrutinize a ruling frustrating its attempts to collect damages from Cuban property confiscated decades ago, arguing the Trump and Biden administrations' opposing stances on such lawsuits present a chance for the court to settle the political debate.

  8. January 31, 2025

    US Chamber Backs Exxon Suit Over Seized Cuba Property

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce urged the U.S. Supreme Court to accept Exxon Mobil Corp.'s challenge of a D.C. Circuit decision that made it harder for the energy giant to seek damages over property that Fidel Castro's government confiscated decades ago in Cuba.