Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación Cimex, S. A. (Cuba) · ¶45

Here, the Helms-Burton Act’s cause of action expressly applies against Cuban agencies and instrumentalities. Specifically, §6082(a)(1)(A) explicitly confers a private right of action for any U. S. national whose “property” was “confiscated by the Cuban Government.” The cause of action runs against “any person that . . . traffics in” the confiscated property. 22 U. S. C. §6082(a)(1)(A). As relevant here, §6023(11) in turn defines “person” to include “any agency or instrumentality of a foreign state.”

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