Court: US District Court for District of Columbia
US court confirms funder’s award against Albania
A US court has granted a request by Australian disputes funder Omni Bridgeway to confirm an ICC award worth around US$15 million against Albania and its national oil company.
17 February 2025
Argentina appeals US enforcement of airline award
Argentina is appealing a US court’s decision to enforce a US$391 million ICSID award over the nationalisation of two airlines – despite earlier reports suggesting the state did not oppose enforcement.
20 January 2025
Port operator drops US action against Djibouti
An affiliate of DP World has dropped its effort to enforce LCIA awards worth US$485 million against Djibouti in the US – months after an appeals court said the east African state was entitled to question Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan’s authority to represent the company.
05 December 2024
Assignee enforces another renewables award against Spain
A Delaware entity that was assigned the rights to a €23.5 million ICSID award against Spain relating to renewable energy reforms has won an order for its enforcement in a US court.
27 September 2024
Crescent enforces Iranian gas award in the US
The UAE’s Crescent Petroleum has obtained a default judgment from a US court enforcing an award now worth US$2.75 billion against the National Iranian Oil Company.
02 May 2024
German court denies Spain anti-enforcement relief
UPDATED WITH JUDGMENT: A German court has refused to order energy group RWE to halt its efforts to enforce a €28 million ICSID award against Spain, weeks after the award was upheld by an annulment committee.
25 April 2024
US court finds Zimbabwe is alter ego of state-owned entity
A US court has refused to dismiss a South African mining group’s bid to collect on a US$50 million ICC award against a Zimbabwean state-owned mining company, finding that it can be considered an alter ego of Zimbabwe.
15 February 2024
US pharmacy chain settles drug pricing dispute
A US pharmacy chain has settled a dispute over a US$642 million JAMS award it had alleged was tainted by the “unethical side-switching” of the counterparty’s law firm, Crowell & Moring.
15 January 2024
Dominican Republic challenges award in landfill dispute
The Dominican Republic has asked a US court to set aside a Jamaican billionaire’s US$44 million treaty award, alleging it was procured by fraud.
03 January 2024
Another Crimea award surfaces in US court
A Ukrainian electricity company has wasted no time in applying to enforce an investment treaty award that found Russia liable for expropriating its assets in Crimea – putting the award in the public domain.
08 November 2023