Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación Cimex, S. A. (Cuba) · ¶55

That is because the defendants would require suits under the Act to also satisfy an FSIA exception. In turn, the potentially relevant FSIA exceptions would require a plaintiff such as Exxon to demonstrate that the Cuban instrumentalities engaged in commercial activity in the United States or, as part of their commercial activity elsewhere, committed acts that had direct effects in the United States. See 28 U. S. C. §§1605(a)(2)–(3).

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