Legal Opinion
Crystallex International Corporation v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 25, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2016-0661PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Granting Petitionee’s Petition to Confirm Arbitral Award; Denying Respondent’s Motion to Vacate Arbitral Award; Denying Petitioner’s Motion for a Pre-Judgment Bond as Moot
RUDOLPH CONTRERAS, United States District Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
Petitioner Crystallex International Corporation (Crystallex)—a Canadian compa ny—invested in gold deposits in Venezuela in 2002. Over a period of several years, a series of actions by the Venezuelan government deprived Crystallex of the benefit of its investment. In accordance with a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) between Canada and Venezuela,…
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Crystallex International Corp. v. Petróleos De Venezuela, S.A.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2018
- Crystallex Int'l Corp. v. Bolivarian Republic De Venezuela (In Re De Venezuela)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2019
- Crystallex Int'l Corp. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venez.District Court, D. Delaware · 2018
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