Siberian man wins $15,000 in moral damages from yoga cultA man in a small town in Siberia has won a lawsuit against Konstantin Rudnev, head of the Ashram Shambala religious cult, and was granted damages for profound mental anguish and years of trying to regain his mental balance.15:33 16.01.2014
New York high court ordered to clarify foreign banking lawsA US federal court has posed to New York’s highest state court unresolved questions of New York law regarding whether banks operating within the state should be spared from having to turn over or restrain a debtor’s assets when such are held in foreign branches.17:46 15.01.2014
Magazine ordered to compensate Moscow judges for 1.1 mln rubles in defamation suitPresnensky District Court of Moscow granted a defamation claim filed by two Moscow judges against The New Times publication, and ordered the magazine and the author of the disputed article to pay 1.1 million rubles in compensation.16:30 13.12.2013
Serbian radicalist Vojislav Šešelj requests 12 mln euros from ICTYSerbian politician Vojislav Šešelj, who has been on trial by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in the Hague for ten years, is suing for 12 million euros in damages, according to the Serbian Radical Party.16:37 22.11.2013
Possible Russian plea deal for fugitive tycoon Polonsky – attorneyRussian investigators may enter into a plea deal with fugitive real estate tycoon Sergei Polonsky pending his willingness to return to Russia and compensate the damages presently being sought against him in an embezzlement case.12:34 08.11.2013
Bolshoi artistic director Filin demands compensation for acid attackBolshoi Ballet Artistic Director Sergei Filin during the hearing of the acid attack case requested the initiation of a civil suit, seeking 508,000 rubles ($15,703) in pecuniary damage and 3 million ($92,733) in moral damages, RAPSI reports from the courtroom on Wednesday.17:43 06.11.2013
Corruption has cost Russia $312 million this year - officialCorruption in Russia has cost the country damages worth more than an estimated 10 billion rubles ($312 million) this year, the Kremlin administration chief said Wednesday.15:45 31.10.2013
BTA Bank ex-CEO's associate to stay in detention until pays $439 mlnYelena Tischenko, a close associate of Kazakh billionaire and former chairman of the board of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov detained on fraud and money laundering charges, has been denied parole.11:06 21.10.2013
Moscow Metro fire civil claim hearing moved to October 22Meschansky District Court of Moscow will hear the lawsuit of Nigina Ashrapova, who suffered from a noxious gas poisoning during a fire in the Moscow Metro in June, on October 22.13:47 03.10.2013
Human rights ombudsman appeals reimbursement order against KhodorkovskyRussian Human Rights Commissioner Vladimir Lukin has filed an appeal with the Supreme Court challenging an order requiring jailed former tycoons Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev to reimburse Yukos' tax arrears to the State.15:55 26.09.2013
Civil claims against mass shooter Vinogradov mounts to 5 mln rublesThe sum of civil claims filed against lawyer Dmitry Vinogradov, who pleaded guilty in August to having killed six people in a Moscow rampage, has risen to 5 million rubles ($150,000).17:19 03.09.2013
Lebedev wins $10 million case in aircraft dispute with GE subsidiariesA company within NRC group controlled by Russian billionaire Alexander Lebedev won a $10 million victory against General Electric (GE) subsidiaries in London’s High Court Wednesday over a deal involving seven Airbus A320 planes. The presiding judge concluded that GE subsidiaries conspired to cause loss by unlawful means to Lebedev’s companies, the judgment obtained by RAPSI reads.11:49 01.08.2013
Supreme Commercial Court to hear Kerch Strait oil spill case on October 8The Supreme Commercial Court will meet on October 8 to hear a request to review the lower courts' rulings on collecting 503.17 million rubles ($15.4 million) in damages for the 2007 oil spill in the Kerch Strait.13:03 15.07.2013
Bank of Moscow may sue former CEO for EUR 282.6 millionIf the Bank of Moscow decides to sue its former chief executive Andrei Borodin, it will claim CHF 354 million, around EUR 282.6 million, the sum total of the money in Borodins frozen Swiss bank accounts.10:49 28.05.2013
Skolkovo Foundation sues opposition lawmaker for $286kThe Skolkovo Foundation is suin lawmaker Ilya Ponomaryov for 9 million rubles ($286,715). Investigative Committee earlier said they planned to launch criminal proceedings against Ponomaryov as part of the Skolkovo Foundation’s lawsuit and would be requesting that he be stripped of parliamentary immunity.17:09 20.05.2013
Domodedovo terrorist attack victim challenges prosecutionThe lawyers for a Domodedovo terrorist attack victim insist that a criminal case be opened against officials for failure to find those guilty of violating transportation security regulations.15:00 17.05.2013
US court closes fraud case against gallery specializing in Russian artThe Southern District Federal Court in New York has closed Arthur Properties' case against ABA Gallery, according to the case materials obtained by RAPSI.16:36 13.05.2013
General pleads guilty to causing fighter jet crash in KareliaMajor General Kanamat Botashev, who is being prosecuted for causing a fourth-generation Su-27 fighter to crash last year, has pleaded guilty in court.13:16 23.04.2013
Ex-owner of Lithuanian Ukio Bankаs sues authorities and central bankFormer owner of Kaunas-based Ukio Bankаs Vladimir Romanov filed for damages against the state and against Lithuania's Central Bank on March 14.13:32 16.04.2013
Toyota reaches $16 million settlement in sudden-acceleration suitCalifornia prosecutors have reached a $16 million settlement with Toyota, thus bringing an end to a three-year legal battle based on allegations that the car manufacturer knowingly sold cars and trucks with defective accelerators, thus causing dozens of deaths.18:12 09.04.2013