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Aenergy, S.A. et al v. Republic of Angola et al

  1. July 24, 2023

    US Court Says $1.1B GE Capital Row Belongs In Angola

    A federal judge has agreed to dismiss a lawsuit over General Electric's activities in the Republic of Angola, agreeing with GE that Connecticut is an inconvenient forum and that the case belongs in the African country as long as the company agrees to certain stipulations.

  2. June 18, 2021

    Energy Deal Spat Faces Hurdles In Angola, Judge Told

    An Angolan energy company said that the conditions a New York federal judge set when he granted bids from General Electric and the Republic of Angola to dismiss a forgery suit "cannot be met" because of barriers to pursuing the case in Angola.

  3. May 19, 2021

    GE, Angola Won't Face Energy Co.'s $1B Forgery Suit In NY

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday granted bids from General Electric and the Republic of Angola to dismiss a $1.1 billion contract forgery suit, finding that a New York federal venue is not the proper forum for the proceedings and that Angola is an adequate alternative venue.

  4. May 04, 2021

    GE, Angola, Aenergy Spar Over $1B Forgery Suit's Place In NY

    Angolan energy company Aenergy urged a New York federal judge in a letter to keep its $1.1 billion contract forgery suit against Angola and General Electric, while the duo wrote separate letters urging the judge to remove the suit.

  5. April 27, 2021

    Angola, GE Say $1.1B Power Plant Fight Doesn't Belong In US

    The Angolan government and several General Electric Co. entities have told a federal court that energy company Aenergy SA's case against them over a soured $1.1 billion Angolan power plant project should be tried in the African nation, not the U.S., saying its concerns about remote testimony and sovereign immunity are unfounded.

  6. April 19, 2021

    Forum-Shopping Question On Hold In $1.1B Power Plant Fight

    Although counsel for an energy company faced tough questions Monday as to whether it had engaged in forum shopping when suing over a soured $1.1 billion Angolan power plant project, a New York federal judge nevertheless deferred on deciding the issue.

  7. March 30, 2021

    Energy Co. Urges Court To Choose Venue For $1.1B Row

    An energy company said Tuesday that U.S. courts are the appropriate venue to determine whether a suit claiming the Angolan government improperly terminated a $1.1 billion contract should be arbitrated, despite claims to the contrary from that government.

  8. December 03, 2020

    Angola Says 'New' Proof Can't Save $1.1B Energy Row

    The Angolan government told a federal judge that an energy company's suit alleging the government improperly cut its $1.1 billion contract should still be arbitrated, despite the company's alleged new proof that Angola has seized several of its turbines. 

  9. December 01, 2020

    Angola Energy Co. Fights To Keep Gov't Contract Row In US

    Aenergy SA said Monday it has found proof the Angolan government seized its power-generating turbines after canceling $1.1 billion in contracts and steering them to GE, contradicting statements the turbines were being held by a third party and triggering a statute requiring its claims to be heard in federal court.

  10. September 21, 2020

    Angola Says Energy Co. Must Arbitrate $1.1B Forgery Suit

    An Angolan energy company's accusations that the country relied on forged documents to cancel a $1.1 billion partnership and seize four energy turbines belong in arbitration, the Angolan government told a New York federal court.

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