Court rules against widow in Bentley car crash suitMoscow’s Tverskoi Court has ruled in favor of the defendant in a 60 million ruble ($1.75 million) lawsuit filed by Irina Mikhailova, the widow of Alexander Onisonyan who was killed in a traffic accident, her attorney Maxim Stolyarov told RAPSI on Friday. The defendant in the case was auto dealer Bruklands.16:26 04.07.2014
Families of Lokomotiv hockey team killed in air crash file lawsuitAttorney Igor Trunov has filed a suit with the Supreme Court on behalf of the families of the Lokomotiv ice hockey team who died in an air crash outside Yaroslavl, the law firm Trunov, Aivar and Partners announced Wednesday on its website.13:13 21.05.2014
US lawyer takes legal steps over Malaysia Airlines disaster – reportAn attorney with a law firm specializing in global aviation law has asked an Illinois state judge to compel Malaysia Airlines and Boeing to turn over documents and information related to the presumed fatal conclusion of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, CNN reported Tuesday.14:51 26.03.2014
Costa Concordia captain to board the recovered ship on February 27The prosecutor’s office in Grosseto, Italy where a court is hearing the case of the Costa Concordia cruise liner that ran aground two years ago, has allowed former Captain Francesco Schettino to take part in a survey of the shipwreck, the Italian media wrote on Tuesday.11:13 26.02.2014
No criminal wrongdoing found in Schumacher ski accident probe – reportFrench investigators have ruled out criminal wrongdoing in the ski accident suffered by seven-time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher, the AP reported Monday citing state prosecutors.15:56 17.02.2014
Forged certificates may be common among Russian pilots – officialMany Russian pilots, particularly those employed by small airlines, may be in possession of forged pilot’s certificates, Vladimir Markin official spokesperson for the Investigative Committee, announced Friday.17:27 06.12.2013
Investigators probe military helicopter crash in MoscowThe investigators are going to evaluate whether a technical malfunction or a pilot’s error cause the crash of a military helicopter in southeast Moscow on Tuesday, says Tatyana Morozova, a spokeswoman for Moscow’s Inter-Regional Transport Investigations Directorate.10:34 30.10.2013
Russia's top judge flies home after Ghana crashA Russian Emergencies Ministry plane carrying Russia’s injured Supreme Court chief left Ghana for Moscow on Wednesday, a ministry spokesperson said.11:24 18.09.2013
Russia's top judge injured in car accident in GhanaThe Russian embassy in Ghana is providing all necessary assistance to Chairman of the Russian Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev who has been injured in a road crash.10:16 17.09.2013
Russian investigators probe fatal psychiatric hospital fireThe Investigative Committee on Friday initiated a criminal case after a fatal blaze destroyed a psychiatric hospital outside the central Russian city of Veliky Novgorod, the committee’s spokesman Vladmir Markin told the journalists.10:52 13.09.2013
Family demands $1.2 mln from Russian Railways for teen's deathThe family of Andrey Klishko, 15, who died after being electrocuted at a Lobnya railway station in the Moscow Region, is suing the Russian Railway monopoly for 40 million rubles ($1,2 million).11:54 10.09.2013
Woman demands compensation for Moscow Metro fireWoman who suffered from a noxious gas poisoning during a fire in the Moscow Metro in June, filed a civil claim with the Meschansky District Court of Moscow.11:41 04.09.2013
Russian captain held for 2 months over fatal boat crashThe captain of a river cruise boat that collided with a barge and sank in Russia on Saturday, killing at least six and injuring 47, will be held in a detention facility for two months over the tragedy, his lawyer said Monday.13:38 19.08.2013
Poland gets more presidential plane crash info from RussiaRussia has handed over to Poland documents related to the 2010 plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and other top state officials.10:45 26.07.2013
7 men go on trial over Siberian hydropower plant disaster which left 75 deadThe trial over Russia's largest hydropower plant accident that killed 75 people in 2009 is scheduled to start on July 19, RIA Novosti reported Thursday.12:01 18.07.2013
Investigative Committee opens criminal case over Proton rocket crashThe Investigative Committee has launched a probe into the Proton-M rocket crash on its take-off at the Baikonur space center.13:20 04.07.2013
Depardieu with camera crew injured in traffic accidentFrench film star Gerard Depardieu and his camera crew have been slightly injured in a car accident.13:15 25.06.2013
Turkish nationals get 90 years for poisoning tourists with fake alcoholA court in Turkey has sentenced four Turkish nationals found guilty of lethal poisoning of Russian tourists in 2011 to 90 years in prison.16:55 21.05.2013
Captain of Costa Concordia may face trial aloneFrancesco Schettino, former captain of the Costa Concordia which sank in January 2012, may be the only person facing trial, with five of the other suspects in the cruise ship disaster making plea bargains.10:19 15.05.2013
Prosecutors demand another review of Nerpa sub accident caseThe military prosecutor's office of the Pacific Fleet has appealed the acquittal of the two officers accused of causing the Nerpa submarine accident.10:35 08.05.2013