Exxon Mobil Corporation v. Corporacion CIMEX, S.A. (Cuba), et al

  1. January 19, 2023

    DC Circ. Mulls Proper Law In Exxon's $71M Seized Assets Suit

    A D.C. Circuit panel questioned Thursday whether it should rely on a Cuba-specific federal law or the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act to determine the future of Exxon Mobil Corp.'s claim that a Cuban state-owned company owes it at least $71 million for properties seized during the Fidel Castro regime.

  2. January 03, 2023

    Riding Circuit: January's Notable Appellate Arguments

    Circuit courts will kick off 2023 with oral arguments by parties questioning the authority given to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, pushing back against U.S. Patent and Trademark Office policy on patent reviews and claiming Chinese nationals were wrongly targeted for alleged economic espionage.

  3. October 14, 2022

    Exxon Says Cuban Co. Can't Escape Expropriation Suit

    Exxon Mobil Corp. has urged the D.C. Circuit to keep alive its claims that a Cuban state-owned company owes it at least $71 million for properties seized during Fidel Castro's regime, arguing the discriminatory nature of the seizures defeats any claim that the Cuban company has sovereign immunity.

  4. September 13, 2022

    Cuba-Owned Co. Says It's Immune From Exxon Suit

    A state-owned company in Cuba is contending that Exxon Mobil Corp. cannot sue over its use of gas stations the Fidel Castro regime seized from Exxon's predecessor, claiming sovereign immunity and setting up arguments in the companies' jurisdictional fight before the D.C. Circuit Court.