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- On June 23, 2026 the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Exxon Mobil can sue Cuba’s Corporación CIMEX S.A. in U.S. courts.
- Justice Brett Kavanaugh held that Title III of the 1996 Helms-Burton Act waives sovereign immunity for Cuban state agencies, reversing a 2024 lower-court ruling.
- The claim, once $70 million, now exceeds $1 billion with interest and damages, prompting a remand after President Donald Trump lifted the Title III suspension in 2019.
