VON PEZOLD et al v. REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE
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1:21-cv-02004
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August 10, 2023
Zimbabwe Can't Duck Enforcement Fight Over $440M Awards
Zimbabwe can't escape twin lawsuits aimed at enforcing a pair of arbitral awards that, together, hold the country liable for $440.3 million, a federal judge said, ruling that the enforcement litigation is appropriate for U.S. court even though the petitioners aren't American.
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May 24, 2023
Zimbabwe Says Immunity Could End $277M Award Suit
Zimbabwe has urged a Washington, D.C., federal judge to deny a German and Swiss family's allegedly premature bid to enforce a $277 million arbitration award that stems from a controversial reform program aimed at returning land to the nation's indigenous population.
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December 20, 2022
Forestry Cos. Again Defending $164M Suit Against Zimbabwe
Two forestry companies that say Zimbabwe illegally seized their land in a campaign to return the country to its indigenous Black population are again urging a D.C. federal court to retain their enforcement bid over a $164 million arbitral award, claiming the suit is valid under U.S. law.
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September 06, 2022
Ex-Landowners Told To Serve Zimbabwe Again In $440M Suits
Several groups seeking to enforce arbitral judgments against Zimbabwe totaling more than $440 million must serve the African nation again, after a D.C. federal judge ruled on Tuesday that their original enforcement notices were improperly addressed to the country's dead foreign minister.
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November 29, 2021
Zimbabwe Looks To Toss $277M Award In Land Reform Fight
Zimbabwe is fighting a German and Swiss family's efforts to enforce a $277 million arbitral award stemming from a controversial land reform program aimed at returning land to the indigenous population, arguing the award can only be enforced by its domestic courts.
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July 26, 2021
Zimbabwe Targeted In DC Over $277M Land Reform Award
A German and Swiss family has enlisted the help of a D.C. federal court in enforcing a more than $277 million arbitral award against Zimbabwe, which family members won after the country seized their land under a controversial program aimed at returning white-owned farmland to the indigenous population.