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  "id": 16863862,
  "title": "Korea accepts int'l arbitration in favor of Elliott in Samsung merger case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/korea-accepts-intl-arbitration-in-favor-of-elliott-in-samsung-merger",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T07:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20261028/korea-accepts-intl-arbitration-in-favor-of-elliott-in-samsung-merger-case"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Korea has agreed to abide by an international arbitration decision that favors U.S. hedge fund Elliott Investment Management in the 2015 merger of two Samsung subsidiaries. The Ministry of Justice announced the decision on Wednesday, declining to pursue an appeal against the ruling that ordered Korea to pay around 153 billion won ($114 million) in damages and interest to Elliott. Elliott initially brought the case in 2018, claiming unfair mediation by the Korean government in the merger of Samsung C&T and Cheil Industries. The U.S. investment firm argued that Seoul's involvement in the merger approval process caused financial losses. An international tribunal ruled in favor of Elliott in 2023, but the Korean government appealed the case to the High Court in London. The case was ultimately returned to the international tribunal for further review in March. On September 30, the tribunal acknowledged a causal link between Seoul's intervention in the merger approval process and Elliott's financial losses, confirming the ruling from September.",
  "summary": "Korea will accept an international arbitration ruling in favor of U.S. hedge fund Elliott Investment Management over the 2015 merger of two Samsung affiliates, the justice ministry said Wednesday. The ministry decided not to file a suit seeking a cancellation of last month's ruling, which ordered Korea to pay about 153 billion won ($114 million) in damages plus interest to Elliott. Elliott…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korea accepts int'l arbitration in favor of Elliott in Samsung merger case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/s-korea-accepts-intl-arbitration-in-favor-of-elliott-in-samsung",
        "published": "2026-10-28T06:53:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "S. Korea Accepts Defeat in Elliott Case after 8 Years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/s-korea-accepts-defeat-in-elliott-case-after-8-years",
        "published": "2026-10-28T08:00:38.000Z"
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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."
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