Domodedovo terrorist attack victim's claim to be heard Jan.29The Moscow Presnensky District Court will consider the lawsuit of Yelena Krivolutskaya, a victim of a terrorist attack at the Domodedovo airport held in January 2011, on the recovery of 50 million rubles ($1.625 million).16:21 20.12.2012
Khodorkovsky's partner appeals to ECHR against denied moral damagesThe defense of Platon Lebedev, the jailed business partner of Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, has filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against the ruling which denied him moral damages for being illegally kept in custody.11:00 13.12.2012
Attorney wants to involve airport owner in victim's $1.6mln claimAttorney Igor Trunov, who represents the interests of Yelena Krivolutskaya, who was severely injured in a terrorist attack at the Domodedovo airport in January 2011, has asked the court to involve airport owner Dmitry Kamenshchik in the consideration of her lawsuit to recover 50 million rubles ($1.6 million) in compensation.17:23 03.12.2012
Russian ex-officials found guilty of abuse of power causing $81mln lossesThe jurors found Tatyana Naydenova, the former head of the Ministry of State Property's department, and her assistant Vladimir Polyutov guilty of abuse of power, leading to lossess of more than 2.5 billion rubles ($81 million).11:09 03.12.2012
Over 1,000 citizens file claim to close Japan's only nuclear power plantOver 1,000 people have filed a lawsuit with the Kyoto District Court against Kansai Electric Power Company’s Ōi plant, seeking to shut down Japan’s only operating nuclear reactors.12:14 30.11.2012
$1.6 mln suit against airport for terrorist attack to be heard on Dec. 3On December 3, the Moscow Presnensky District Court will hear the lawsuit filed by a victim of the January 24, 2011 terrorist attack at Domodedovo Airport against the airport, claiming 50 million rubles ($1.6 million) in damages.13:17 27.11.2012
BP to pay US $4.5 billion fine for Gulf of Mexico oil spillBP has reached an agreement with the U.S. authorities over all their claims and will pay an unprecedented fine of more than $4.5 billion over the course of five years.11:31 16.11.2012
Convicted murderer appeal against Russian authorities to be heard on Nov. 20The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals will hear Alexei Frenkel's appeal against the refusal to consider his lawsuit in which he sought 18 million rubles ($571,420) from the Deposit Insurance Agency and the Investigative Committee on November 20. In 2008, Frenkel was convicted of the murder of Central Bank First Deputy Chairman Andrei Kozlov.13:35 09.11.2012
Appeal against $3.18bln awarded to TNK-BP shareholder to be heard in DecemberThe Eighth Commercial Court of Appeals has postponed the appeal against the 100.4 billion rubles ($3.18 billion) awarded to TNK-BP Holding minority shareholder Andrei Prokhorov from BP Russian Investment Limited (BPRI) and BP p.l.c. until December 14.12:26 09.11.2012
Main hearings into Madonna lawsuits set for November 22The Moskovsky District Court in St. Petersburg will hear on November 22 several lawsuits filed by local human rights activists against Madonna for compensation for moral harm.17:50 07.11.2012
Siberian artist's $1 claim in defense of Pussy Riot dismissedThe Novosibirsk Kalininsky District Court has refused to satisfy artist Artyom Loskutov's lawsuit against the lawyers who attempted to recover civil damages against the convicted Pussy Riot members.14:14 01.11.2012
Defendant asks court to dismiss Siberian artist's $1 Pussy Riot suitThe lawyers being sued for symbolic damages in connection with their representation of civil claimants in the Pussy Riot case have asked the court to dismiss Siberian artist Artyom Loskutov's lawsuit against them.17:17 31.10.2012
Domodedovo Airport sued for $1.6mln in terrorist attack caseA victim of the January 24, 2011 terrorist attack at Domodedovo Airport has filed a lawsuit with the Moscow Presnensky District Court against the airport seeking 50 million rubles ($1.6 million) in damages.13:39 31.10.2012
Siberian energy company appeals award granted against Finance MinistryThe Third Commercial Court of Appeals has registered the Interregional Distributional Grid Company of Siberia's (IDGC of Siberia) appeal of a lower court ruling that granted the recovery of one billion rubles ($31.84 million) from the Krasnoyarsk Regional Finance Ministry instead of the initially claimed 4.607 billion rubles ($146.69 million).14:48 26.10.2012
Madonna's representatives fail to show up at $10.7 mln lawsuit hearingMadonna's representatives failed to appear at a St. Petersburg's Moskovsky District Court preliminary hearing on the lawsuits filed against her and her concert organizers.16:19 11.10.2012
U.S. court asked to dismiss UTICo's complaint against TymoshenkoFormer Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has filed a motion with a New York court to dismiss the Universal Trading & Investment Co.'s (UTICo) complaint against her.15:51 09.10.2012
Facebook to pay users $10 each, charity nothingFacebook has proposed revised settlement terms in the lawsuit over personal data use in Sponsored Stories advertising and has offered a total of $10 million in damages to the injured parties, according to documents filed by Facebook with the US District Court in San Francisco.11:55 09.10.2012
St. Petersburg activists file corrected claims against MadonnaSt. Petersburg activists filed with the court on Thursday corrected claims against pop legend Madonna and the organizers of her local concert. The lawsuits seek 333 million rubles ($10.73 million) in damages.15:00 14.09.2012
Dismissal of $66.45 mln lawsuit against German plant's designer appealedTrio Invest, part of Miratorg Agribusiness Holding, filed an appeal against a court decision to dismiss a lawsuit seeking the recovery of $66.45 million from Assmann Beraten+Planen, which designed a storage facility for the plaintiff near Domodedovo, Moscow Region.18:22 12.09.2012
Austrian company deemed victim in case against Duma ex-lawmakerAn Austrian company was deemed to be a victim in the case of former State Duma deputy Ashot Yegiazaryan, says Investigative Committee's official representative Vladimir Markin.11:17 12.09.2012