April 29, 2026
Counsel for the oil giant Citgo has accused an affiliate of hedge fund Elliott Investment Management LP of improperly revealing and distorting its confidential information as the parties inch closer toward ending a long-running saga aimed at satisfying billions of dollars' worth of Venezuelan debt.
March 11, 2026
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.
March 05, 2026
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.
March 03, 2026
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.
February 10, 2026
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.
January 28, 2026
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.
January 20, 2026
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.
January 15, 2026
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.
December 01, 2025
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.
November 25, 2025
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.