Judge Won’t Dismiss Suit Despite Award-Creditors’ ‘Mess’ Serving Zimbabwe

Mealey's (February 14, 2023, 3:24 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A District of Columbia federal judge denied the Republic of Zimbabwe’s motion to dismiss a petition filed by a group of plantation owners seeking to confirm arbitral awards worth more than $263 million for the expropriation of their property, finding that the petitioners had served Zimbabwe by a court-imposed deadline despite making “a complete mess” of service....