Fugitive mogul Polonsky sues Russian journalist and radio station for $ 5.5 mlnFugitive real estate tycoon Sergei Polonsky, who currently resides in Cambodia, has filed a RUB 200 million ($5.5 million) defamation suit in the Savyolovsky District Court against journalist Vladimir Solovyov and radio station Vesti FM, attorney Alexander Karabanov told RAPSI on Tuesday.10:49 03.06.2014
Dismissal of Pussy Riot member's $87k defamation claim against attorney upheldThe Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich demanding 3 million rubles ($86,983) in compensation from her former defense lawyer Nikolai Polozov, attorney himself told RAPSI.14:14 29.05.2014
Microsoft sues Siberian bank for copyright infringementThe Krasnoyarsk Region Commercial Court will consider on June 9 Microsoft Corporation‘s lawsuit demanding 597,700 rubles (17,321$) from Kansky Commercial Bank for the illegal use of its software, the court told RAPSI on Thursday.14:36 22.05.2014
Politkovskaya’s children sue murder suspects for $145,000The children of slain investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya have sued the murder suspects, who were found guilty, for five million rubles ($145,000) in damages, RAPSI reports from the Moscow City Court.16:16 21.05.2014
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
McDonald’s appeals recovery of $230k for breach of contract obligations in RussiaMcDonald’s has appealed against a ruling ordering it to pay about 8 million rubles ($229,365) in debt and penalties to six Russian businessmen for failing to make lease payments, RAPSI learned in the Moscow Region Commercial Court on Wednesday.16:13 14.05.2014
Finance Ministry appeals recovery of $199 mln in favor of Russian RailwaysRussia’s Finance Ministry has appealed against a ruling ordering it to pay 7 billion rubles ($199 million) in compensation to Russian Railways for the transportation of benefit recipients in 2009, a court told RAPSI on Tuesday.12:31 13.05.2014
Fugitive mogul Polonsky's co-investors’ lawsuit against former Mirax rejectedThe Moscow Commercial Court has rejected a lawsuit filed by Cyprus-registered Bockmer Ventures Limited, which represents the interests of Sergei Polonsky’s co-investors, demanding $48,96 million from the Federation Tower (formerly Mirax City), RAPSI reported from the courtroom Monday.12:33 12.05.2014
Lawmaker’s property to be seized to repay debt to Skolkovo FoundationBailiffs are trying to locate the property of State Duma lawmaker Ilya Ponomaryov, who has refused to pay 2.728 million rubles (up to $83,000) to the Skolkovo Foundation, Russia’s high-tech development center.16:28 23.04.2014
Magazine ordered to compensate Moscow judges for $7k in defamation suitThe Moscow City Court has ordered The New Times magazine to pay 240,000 rubles ($6,729) in compensation to two Moscow judges for a publication about plagiarism, attorney Vadim Prokhorov told RAPSI on Tuesday.18:09 22.04.2014
Opposition activist Navalny loses libel case against municipal lawmakerAfter losing a libel case against Moscow municipal lawmaker Aleksei Lisovenko, opposition activist and anti-corruption crusader Alexei Navalny has been fined up to $8,000 by a Moscow magistrate court.15:59 22.04.2014
US company sues Russian aluminum giant Rusal for $450kAmerican CITC company has filed a lawsuit with the Illinois court against Russian aluminum giant Rusal concerning contractual obligations breach, according to court documents obtained by RAPSI on Monday.17:42 21.04.2014
Fugitive mogul Polonsky's co-investors’ claim against former Mirax moved to May 12The Moscow Commercial Court has postponed until May 12 the consideration of a lawsuit filed by Cyprus-registered Bockmer Ventures Limited, which represents the interests of Sergei Polonsky’s co-investors, demanding $48,96 million from the Federation Tower (formerly Mirax City), RAPSI reported from the courtroom Thursday.11:32 17.04.2014
Cherney ordered to pay out $270 mln by New York courtA US court granted summary judgment Monday against Israeli tycoon Mikhail Cherney in a case arising from a contract dispute with fellow businessman Alexander Gliklad.13:03 14.04.2014
Khodorkovsy’s business partner barred from leaving the countryRussian Federal Migration Service has officially notified Platon Lebedev, former business partner of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, that he is temporarily prohibited from leaving Russia.11:03 14.04.2014
St. Petersburg court confiscates three crosses at the suit of Russian Orthodox ChurchThe St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region Commercial Court has upheld a claim by the Russian Orthodox Church requesting compensation for three Orthodox crosses weighing a total of 1.5 tons and currently stored in a warehouse of the Sculpture Design Studio.17:18 11.04.2014
Ukraine intends to demand compensation for Crimea secession in courtNext week, Ukraine will finish calculating the damages from Crimea’s accession to Russia and will file a lawsuit demanding compensation, the country’s Minister of Justice Pavel Petrenko said.11:05 04.04.2014
Ukraine refuses to pay $288 mln debt to Russian Defense MinistryOn Thursday, the Kiev Economic Court voided its 2012 ruling that the Ukrainian government should compensate the Russian Defense Ministry for 3,24 billion hryvnas ($288 million), in order to resolve the debt of United Energy Systems of Ukraine, according to the statement posted on the court’s website.15:45 03.04.2014
YUKOS minority shareholder loses bid against KhodorkovskyThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals will not review the lower court ruling that dismissed a compensation lawsuit filed by Yuganskneftegaz minority shareholder against YUKOS former CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky, RAPSI reports from the courtroom on Tuesday.15:03 01.04.2014
Russian Railways $197 million suit against Finance Ministry satisfiedThe Moscow Commercial Court on Friday ordered the Finance Ministry to pay 7 billion rubles ($197 mln) in compensation to Russian Railways for the transportation of benefit recipients in 2009.13:01 28.03.2014