Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación Cimex, S. A. (Cuba) · ¶60

As the U. S. Government aptly explained at oral argument, applying the FSIA to suits under the Helms- Burton Act would create a “gross mismatch” because Cuban agencies and instrumentalities were the Helms-Burton Act’s “main culprits.” Tr. of Oral Arg. 39. It would make little sense for Congress to construct an elaborate statute authorizing suits against the Cuban government agencies and instrumentalities if, because of the FSIA, almost no suits could ever get through the courthouse door.

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