Commodities & Minerals Enterprise Ltd. v. CVG Ferrominera Orinoco C.A.

  1. July 18, 2018

    Fla. Court OKs $63M Security Award Against Venezuelan Co.

    A Florida federal judge on Wednesday confirmed an arbitral decision requiring a Venezuelan state-owned mining company to post nearly $63 million in security during an ongoing iron ore-related contracts dispute with a British Virgin Islands company, finding no reason to vacate or alter the award.

  2. May 10, 2017

    Venezuela Co. Attacks Tribunal Authority In $63M Award Fight

    Venezuela's state-owned mining company struck back at a British Virgin Islands-based raw materials company trying to enforce an arbitral order to post a partial award of a $63 million security in Florida federal court, arguing the tribunal overstepped its authority and the award should be nullified, or at least remanded.

  3. April 27, 2017

    Panel Has All The Power In Venezuela Arbitration, Co. Says

    A British Virgin Islands raw materials company again pushed its interpretation of arbitrator power in Florida federal court Wednesday, arguing that Venezuela's state-owned mining company cannot challenge a panel mandate to post nearly $63 million in security during an ongoing iron ore contracts spat because the arbitrators alone have jurisdiction.

  4. April 21, 2017

    Co. Wants Partial Award Against Venezuela's Mining Co. OK'd

    A British Virgin Islands raw materials company has urged a Florida federal court to confirm an arbitral award requiring Venezuela's state-owned mining company to post nearly $63 million in security during an ongoing arbitration over iron ore contracts, saying a claim that the parties never agreed to arbitrate doesn't belong in court.

  5. April 06, 2017

    Venezuela's Mining Co. Pushes Court To Flatten Iron Award

    Venezuela's state-owned mining company asked a Florida federal court Wednesday to vacate an arbitral award requiring it to post nearly $63 million in security while its dispute over iron ore contracts with a British Virgin Islands company rolls on.

  6. April 05, 2017

    Venezuela's Mining Co. Wasn't Properly Served, Judge Finds

    A British Virgin Islands-based raw materials company's bid to confirm an arbitral award against Venezuela's state-owned mining company in a dispute over iron ore contracts hit a snag Tuesday when a Florida magistrate judge concluded that its petition had been improperly served.

  7. February 22, 2017

    Mining Co. Delaying Inevitable With Service Row, Court Told

    A British Virgin Islands-based raw materials company urged a Florida federal court Tuesday to reject alleged delay tactics by Venezuela's state-owned mining company, which says it wasn't properly served a petition to enforce an arbitral award in a dispute over iron ore contracts.

  8. February 07, 2017

    Venezuela's Mining Co. Says It Hasn't Been Properly Served

    Venezuela's state-owned mining company told a Florida court on Monday that a British Virgin Islands-based raw materials company has "completely disregarded" a New York court order by failing to properly serve its petition to enforce an arbitral award in a dispute over iron ore contracts.