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Rio Tinto PLC v. Vale, S.A. et al
Case Number:
1:14-cv-03042
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March 25, 2016
Mining Co. Gets OK To Use Secret Docs In London Arbitration
Brazilian mining company Vale SA got permission from a New York federal judge Friday to use thousands of pages of confidential financial records from Guinea's allegedly corrupt former mines minister in London arbitration against its former business partner BSG Resources Ltd.
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November 17, 2015
DLA Piper Dodges Subpoena In Vale-Rio Tinto Bribery Spat
A New York federal judge overseeing Rio Tinto PLC's suit accusing Vale SA and BSG Resources Ltd. of bribing Guinean officials to secure an iron ore deposit ruled on Tuesday that DLA Piper was not required to comply with a subpoena related to its 2011 investigation on behalf of the West African nation.
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August 24, 2015
Rio Tinto OK'd To Get E&Y's Info In Mining Bribery Row
A New York federal judge on Friday granted Rio Tinto PLC's request for a letter rogatory in its bribery suit against Vale SA and BSG Resources Inc., signing off on the mining giant's bid for information purportedly held by Ernst & Young's U.K. affiliate.
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August 14, 2015
Letters Rile Judge In Rio Tinto's Mine Rights Bribery Suit
A New York federal magistrate judge got fed up Thursday in Rio Tinto PLC's bribery suit against rival Vale SA and BSG Resources Inc. for allegedly trying to steal the rights to a multibillion-dollar, untapped iron-ore deposit, instructing them to start cooperating and write fewer letters.
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January 08, 2015
BSGR Agent Defaults In RICO Suit Over Guinea Mining Rights
A former agent for mining company BSG Resources Ltd. who is serving two years in prison for obstructing justice in a federal probe into bribery of Guinean officials was issued a default judgment on Wednesday by a New York federal court in a related civil matter.
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December 18, 2014
Vale Stuck Facing Trial In US Over Guinea Mining Rights
A federal judge in New York on Wednesday refused to throw out a suit brought by London mining company Rio Tinto PLC accusing its rival Vale SA and an Israeli diamond magnate of bribing Guinean government officials to steal Rio Tinto's rights to a multibillion dollar untapped iron-ore deposit.