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Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación Cimex, S.A.

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Supreme Court of the United States
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación Cimex, S.A.
Docket number: 24-699
Term: 2025
Court: United States Supreme Court
Important dates
Pending
Court membership
Chief Justice John Roberts • Clarence Thomas • Samuel Alito • Sonia Sotomayor • Elena Kagan • Neil Gorsuch • Brett Kavanaugh • Amy Coney Barrett • Ketanji Brown Jackson

Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación Cimex, S.A. is a case scheduled for argument before the Supreme Court of the United States during the court's October 2025-2026 term.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • The questions presented: "Whether the Helms-Burton Act abrogates foreign sovereign immunity in cases against Cuban instrumentalities, or whether parties proceeding under that Act must also satisfy an exception under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act."[1]
  • The outcome: The appeal is pending adjudication before the U.S. Supreme Court.


    • The case came on a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. To review the lower court's opinion, click here.

    Timeline

    The following timeline details key events in this case:

    • October 3, 2025: The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case.
    • December 27, 2024: Exxon Mobil Corporation appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
    • July 30, 2024: The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated the decision of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and remanded the case for the court to further analyze the applicability of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act’s commercial-activity exception.

    Questions presented

    The petitioner presented the following questions to the court:[1]

    Questions presented:
    “ Whether the Helms-Burton Act abrogates foreign sovereign immunity in cases against Cuban instrumentalities, or whether parties proceeding under that Act must also satisfy an exception under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.[2] ”

    Oral argument

    Audio

    Audio of the case will be posted here when it is made available.

    Transcript

    A transcript of the case will be posted here when it is made available.

    Outcome

    The case is pending adjudication before the U.S. Supreme Court.

    October term 2025-2026

    See also: Supreme Court cases, October term 2025-2026

    The Supreme Court began hearing cases for the term on October 6, 2025. The court's yearly term begins on the first Monday in October and lasts until the first Monday in October the following year. The court generally releases the majority of its decisions by mid-June.[3]


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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Supreme Court of the United States, "24-699 EXXON MOBIL CORP. V. CORPORACIÓN CIMEX, S.A. QP", October 3, 2025
    2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    3. ↑ SupremeCourt.gov, "The Supreme Court at Work: The Term and Caseload," accessed January 24, 2022
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