{
  "id": 11093321,
  "title": "S. Korea ordered to pay nearly $50 mil. to Elliott over Samsung merger case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/s-korea-ordered-to-pay-nearly-50-mil-to-elliott-over-samsung-merger-11093321",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T03:12:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20261001/s-korea-ordered-to-pay-nearly-50-mil-to-elliott-over-samsung-merger-case"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "South Korea has been ordered to pay nearly $50 million in compensation to U.S. hedge fund Elliott Investment Management over the 2015 merger of two Samsung affiliates, according to the justice ministry. The international tribunal recognized a causal relationship between Seoul's intervention for the approval of the merger of Samsung C&T Corp. and Cheil Industries Co. and losses to Elliott. Elliott welcomed the decision, noting the tribunal granted about $113 million, including damages, interest, and other costs. The case was filed in 2018 seeking compensation of $770 million over losses.",
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      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "Tribunal Reverses Annulment of S. Korea's Arbitration Award to Elliott over 2015 Samsung Merger",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/tribunal-reverses-annulment-of-s-koreas-arbitration-award-to-elliott",
        "published": "2026-10-01T01:52:12.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korea ordered to pay nearly US$50 mln to Elliott over Samsung merger case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/s-korea-ordered-to-pay-nearly-us-50-mln-to-elliott-over-samsung",
        "published": "2026-10-01T02:24:56.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "S. Korea ordered to pay nearly $50 mil. to Elliott over Samsung merger case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/s-korea-ordered-to-pay-nearly-50-mil-to-elliott-over-samsung-merger",
        "published": "2026-10-01T02:52:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}