Sural (Barbados) Ltd. v. The Government of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago

  1. August 01, 2017

    Trinidad, Metal Co. Resolve Dispute Over Fees

    A Florida federal judge has agreed to pause a suit between the government of Trinidad and Tobago and a unit of a Venezuelan metals company after the parties said they have reached a deal to settle their dispute over legal fees after a failed challenge to an arbitral award in the country's favor.

  2. December 21, 2016

    Trinidad Pushes For Fees In Metal Co.'s Award Challenge

    The government of Trinidad and Tobago again urged a Florida federal judge to make a unit of a Venezuelan metals company pay the island nation's legal fees after a failed challenge to an arbitral award, saying Tuesday that Sural Barbados Ltd. showed the same "never-say-die" attitude that other courts have penalized.

  3. November 18, 2016

    Metals Co. Fighting Trinidad & Tobago Award Slams Fees Bid

    A Venezuelan metals company urged a Florida federal court Thursday to not award legal fees to Trinidad and Tobago's government after the company unsuccessfully challenged an arbitral award, saying the fees request is packed with falsehoods and distortions.

  4. October 25, 2016

    Trinidad & Tobago Wants Fee Ruling In $2M Arbitration Duel

    The government of Trinidad and Tobago on Monday urged a Florida federal judge to find that it deserves attorneys' fees and costs for successfully fighting a bid by a Venezuelan metals company's subsidiary to overturn a $2 million arbitral award, saying the company’s challenge caused the country to incur unnecessary costs.

  5. September 08, 2016

    Trinidad And Tobago Indicates It Wants Fees From Metal Co.

    The government of Trinidad and Tobago asked a Florida federal judge on Thursday to determine whether it can win fees from a Venezuelan metals company's subsidiary that unsuccessfully challenged a $2 million arbitral award it was ordered to pay the island nation.

  6. August 12, 2016

    Trinidad Gets $2M Arbitral Award Confirmed In Metals Case

    An affiliate of a Venezuelan aluminum company must pay a $2 million arbitration award to Trinidad and Tobago after a Florida federal judge on Friday rejected the firm's claims that arbitrators made flawed and unfair decisions.

  7. June 16, 2016

    Aluminum Co. Says Its Rights Were Violated In Arbitration

    A Venezuelan aluminum manufacturer asked a Florida court Wednesday to allow it access to key evidence as it attempts to undo an arbitral tribunal's findings in a dispute with Trinidad and Tobago over a canceled aluminum smelter project, saying the tribunal unfairly barred it from presenting its case.

  8. May 23, 2016

    Metal Co.'s Info Bid In Award Row Should Be Nixed, Court Told

    Trinidad and Tobago asked a Florida federal court on Friday to prevent a Venezuelan aluminum manufacturer from "unnecessary" discovery in its bid to set aside an arbitral tribunal's decision, which denied more than $56 million in damage claims against the country in connection with a canceled aluminum smelter project.

  9. May 10, 2016

    Aluminum Co. Says Filing Should Stay In Award Dispute

    A Venezuelan aluminum manufacturer urged a Florida federal court Monday not to scrap a declaration filed in its suit seeking to partly undo a $2.4 million arbitral award granted to the government of Trinidad and Tobago over a canceled project.

  10. April 04, 2016

    Aluminum Co. Renews Bid To Set Aside Arbitration Award

    A Venezuelan aluminum manufacturer once again pressed a Florida district court Friday to set aside an arbitration tribunal's decision to deny its damage claims for more than $56 million against the government of Trinidad and Tobago after the conclusion of a four-month stay aimed at reaching a settlement.