April 15, 2026
Romania has been hit with a third sanctions by a D.C. federal judge for its "continued defiance" of discovery requests aimed at enforcing a near 13-year-old arbitral award worth more than $331 million, bringing the total amount billed by the court up to $21 million.
September 17, 2025
Swedish investors involved in a long-running arbitration row with the Romanian government are asking a D.C. federal judge for a third round of sanctions against the country, saying it still has not answered discovery orders intended to illuminate its assets and help enforce a $356 million award for the brothers.
November 08, 2024
A D.C. federal court partly granted two brothers' bid for accrued sanctions against Romania as the food-processing business investors look to enforce a $330 million arbitral award against the country, entering a judgment of nearly $14 million.
January 19, 2023
The D.C. Circuit will again weigh in on whether to enforce a $330 million arbitral award against Romania, after the country said Thursday it is challenging a ruling forcing it to pay up despite a decision from Europe's highest court barring enforcement within the European Union.
April 27, 2022
Two Swedish food industry investors on Tuesday urged a D.C. federal judge not to allow Romania to escape a ruling enforcing a $356 million arbitral award, arguing that the country is overstating the importance of a decision from Europe's highest court invalidating the underlying arbitration agreement.
November 09, 2021
A D.C. federal judge has ordered Romania to pay $1.5 million in sanctions for failing to properly respond to post-judgment interrogatories from two Swedish food investors who won a $356 million award against the country after it violated a treaty with Sweden on bilateral investment.
July 28, 2021
The Romanian government has urged a D.C. federal judge to deny a $2.9 million sanction request by Viorel and Ioan Micula, two Swedish food investors who say the country violated contempt orders by not following post-judgment discovery obligations.
December 03, 2020
A D.C. federal judge declined to sanction counsel for Romania in a case involving a $356 million award to Swedish investors, saying the attorney's failure to reference certain case law while fighting a contempt order didn't violate her "duty of candor."
November 23, 2020
A D.C. federal judge has given Romania 14 days to comply with discovery or get hit with contempt sanctions starting at $25,000 per week in a dispute over a $356 million arbitral award won by Swedish investors.
June 05, 2020
Two Swedish food investors urged a D.C. federal judge Thursday to hit Romania with sanctions starting at $25,000 per week to force it to comply with post-judgment discovery obligations in their bid to get a hold of the remainder of a $356 million arbitral award.