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PROCESS AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED v. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA et al

  1. May 24, 2021

    Engineering Co. Tells DC Circ. Nigeria Can't Slip $10B Award

    An engineering company has urged the D.C. Circuit to affirm a federal court's finding in its favor that Nigeria can't shake a $10 billion arbitral award stemming from a spoiled electricity generating project.

  2. December 04, 2020

    Nigeria Denied Early Win In $10B Award Enforcement Suit

    Nigeria has failed to secure an early exit from litigation filed in Washington, D.C., by an engineering firm to enforce a $10 billion arbitral award against the country, after a federal judge found Friday that Abuja waived its sovereign immunity when it agreed to arbitrate the dispute.

  3. November 17, 2020

    DC Judge Considers Pausing $10B Nigeria Award Fight

    A D.C. federal judge toyed Tuesday with pausing litigation to enforce a nearly $10 billion arbitral award against Nigeria as the parties gear up for a trial in England over allegations that the underlying natural gas refinery and electricity generating project was tainted by fraud.

  4. October 13, 2020

    Engineering Co. Says UK Ruling Irrelevant In $9B Nigeria Case

    An engineering firm is urging a D.C. federal court not to dismiss its case seeking to enforce a $9 billion arbitral award against Nigeria, saying a recent English court judgment has no bearing on the case at hand.

  5. September 03, 2020

    Nigeria Insists Award In $9B Energy Fight Was Set Aside

    Nigeria has pushed back against an engineering firm seeking to enforce a $9 billion arbitral award against it in D.C. federal court, doubling down on its position that the award was set aside in Nigeria and therefore does not legally exist.

  6. August 27, 2020

    Engineering Firm Says Nigeria Can't Escape $9B Award Fight

    An engineering firm looking to enforce a $9 billion arbitral award against Nigeria told a D.C. federal court Wednesday that sovereign immunity doesn't protect the country from the litigation, saying an argument that the award "no longer exists" is belied by reality.

  7. August 12, 2020

    Nigeria Again Pushes For Axing Of $9B Award Fight

    Nigeria renewed its bid to toss an engineering firm's suit seeking to enforce a $9 billion arbitral award, arguing Wednesday that the D.C federal court lacks jurisdiction because the award was lawfully struck down by a Nigerian court.

  8. November 02, 2018

    Nigeria's Immunity Appeal Of $9B Award Allowed By Judge

    A D.C. federal judge has allowed Nigeria’s appeal to proceed despite opposition from an engineering company seeking to confirm a roughly $9 billion award, saying it is not frivolous to ask if the court must determine whether the country has immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act before looking at the merits of the petition.

  9. October 16, 2018

    Nigeria Appeal In $9B Gas Row Is Delay Tactic, Court Hears

    A gas engineering firm asked a D.C. federal judge Monday to reject Nigeria's appeal in litigation over a roughly $9 billion arbitration award stemming from a scuttled natural gas development deal, saying the move is a delay tactic and procedurally improper.

  10. October 09, 2018

    Nigeria Appeals Denied Bid To Seek Immunity Over $9B Award

    Nigeria has appealed to the D.C. Circuit to challenge an order requiring it to present all its defenses against an engineering company's suit seeking to confirm a roughly $9 billion arbitration award without first getting a ruling on whether the country has immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.

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