Crystallex International Corporation v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

  1. March 11, 2026

    Crystallex Special Master Gets OK On $15.3M Atty Fee Bid

    A Delaware federal judge has overruled jilted Citgo bidder Gold Reserve's objection to a special master's bid for $15.3 million in attorney fees, rejecting its argument that the request was unreasonable in defunct mining company Crystallex's massive case against Venezuela.

  2. March 05, 2026

    Jilted Citgo Buyer Takes Aim At Special Master's Fee Bid

    Jilted Citgo bidder Gold Reserve Ltd. continues to urge a Delaware federal court to reject a special master's bid for another $15.3 million in fees, saying he hasn't shown he is complying with a court order aimed at reducing his expenses.

  3. March 03, 2026

    Crystallex $15M Fee Request Justified, Special Master Says

    A lawyer for the special master overseeing the auction of Citgo to satisfy billions of dollars' worth of Venezuelan debt has defended his request for more than $15.3 million in fees on top of nearly $63 million already paid, saying the request follows an "extraordinarily complex" sale process.

  4. February 10, 2026

    Venezuela, Mining Co. Won't Shoulder $3.1M In Citgo Fees

    A special master has lost his request to have Venezuela and gold mining company Gold Reserve pay his $3.1 million bill for defending against their unsuccessful bid to have him disqualified in long-running litigation over the sale of Citgo, with a judge saying they shouldn't have to shoulder "more than their ordinary share" of the fees.

  5. January 28, 2026

    $3.1M Legal Fee At Heart Of Latest Feud In Citgo Sale Saga

    A dispute over who should pay a more than $3 million bill incurred by special master Robert Pincus as he fended off a disqualification bid has become another flash point in long-running litigation aimed at auctioning off Citgo to satisfy billions of dollars' worth of Venezuelan debt.

  6. January 20, 2026

    Saks Hits Ch. 11, Appeal Of Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Plan Nixed

    The parent of Saks Fifth Avenue filed for Chapter 11 in Texas with $3.4 billion in debt tied to its Neiman Marcus deal, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal in the Boy Scouts of America's bankruptcy case, and the European Commission approved hedge fund Elliott Investment's $5.89 billion bid for control of Citgo's parent. This is the week in bankruptcy.

  7. January 15, 2026

    EU Greenlights Hedge Fund's $5.89B Bid For Control Of Citgo

    The European Commission has announced its approval of a $5.9 billion bid by hedge fund Elliott Investment Management LP to purchase shares in Citgo's parent company and settle billions of dollars of debt owed by Venezuela and its state-owned oil company.

  8. December 01, 2025

    Venezuela Will Challenge $5.9B Sale Of Citgo Parent

    Venezuela, the country's state-owned oil company and others have appealed a Delaware federal judge's order approving the $5.89 billion sale of Citgo Petroleum's parent company to an affiliate of hedge fund Elliott Investment Management LP, potentially delaying the long-awaited sale of Venezuela's most significant seizable asset.

  9. November 25, 2025

    Delaware Judge Accepts $5.89B Bid For Control Of Citgo

    A Delaware federal judge on Tuesday approved a $5.892 billion bid from hedge fund Elliott Investment Management LP to purchase shares in Citgo's parent company and satisfy billions of dollars' worth of Venezuelan debt, moving a step closer to ending the long-delayed sale.

  10. November 13, 2025

    Efforts To DQ Judge In Venezuelan Debt Case Come Up Short

    A federal judge on Thursday denied efforts to unseat him and the court-appointed special master overseeing the sale of Citgo's parent company to satisfy billions of dollars in Venezuelan debt, ruling that the motions are both procedurally defective and unmeritorious.