Every case is probably different to a certain extent.

What caught my eye was " The case was dismissed by the U.S. District Court on the basis that Venezuela had succeeded in establishing “compelling evidence of fraud.” That decision was later affirmed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit."

The victory against Vannessa Ventures should never have made it this far to be dismissed. Vannessa Ventures obtaining the VZ company MINCA from Placer Dome for $50 at the deadline in 2001 without the needed approval from VZ was a sham to start with.

I believe that our case is so much simplier but will differ to no_bear on his opinion. We have no claim to ownership of the land which VZ and other countries have fought as a sovereignty issue. We relinquished our land claim for a mining contract which has been broken.