Overview
- Petersen and Eton Park filed in New York to seek a contempt finding over alleged failures to produce officials' emails and messages required in discovery.
- The dispute stems from a 2023 first‑instance ruling awarding about $16.1 billion plus interest over the expropriation of YPF.
- Argentina's Procuración del Tesoro rejects the accusation, asserting compliance with court orders and emphasizing ongoing appeals.
- Plaintiffs signal they may request monetary fines, adverse evidentiary inferences, and strict schedules, and they are pressing alter‑ego claims to reach assets of state‑linked entities.
- The court set deadlines with Argentina's response due Feb. 19, plaintiffs' reply by Mar. 5, and late‑March hearings to consider contempt and possible sanctions.