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flag U.S. Supreme Court hears cases on whether Cuban companies can claim immunity from lawsuits over property seized after 1959 revolution.

flag The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments in two cases involving the 1996 Helms-Burton Act, which allows U.S. nationals to sue foreign entities using property seized by Cuba after the 1959 revolution. flag ExxonMobil seeks over $1 billion from Cuba’s CIMEX over oil and gas assets taken in 1960, while a smaller company claims damages from major cruise lines for using a Havana port terminal built before the revolution. flag The central issue is whether Cuban state-owned companies can claim foreign sovereign immunity under U.S. law, a question the Court has never ruled on. flag The law, suspended by presidents from Clinton to Obama but reinstated by Trump in 2019, could reshape U.S. property claims against foreign entities, affecting corporate litigation and diplomatic relations.

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