SCOTUS Clears Exxon’s Path to Sue Cuba Over 1960 Asset Seizure
The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision written by Justice Kavanaugh, allowed Exxon Mobil to sue Cuban state-owned oil companies in U.S. courts over property seized in 1960 after Fidel Castro’s rise, leveraging a 1996 law that permits claims for expropriated assets; the Trump administration backed Exxon, and the case could involve hundreds of millions of dollars, signaling ongoing political and legal pressure between the U.S. and Cuba.