Pussy Riot called as third party in artist's claim against PR-savvy law firmDefendants have submitted an application to attach the convicted members of Pussy Riot as a third party to Siberian artist Artyom Loskutov's case against them for inciting Pussy Riot-related hatred.17:57 10.09.2012
Convicted murderer denied compensation from federal investigatorsThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has returned Alexei Frenkel's appeal of a lower court's refusal to consider his claim to recover $566,730 from the Deposit Insurance Agency and the Investigative Committee.14:23 10.09.2012
Two cases over journalist-opposition restaurant showdown terminatedThe Tverskoy District Magistrate's Court in Moscow has terminated two cases against Anastasia Ogneva and Anton Kuznetsov-Krasovsky over a restaurant incident involving pro-Putin LifeNews journalists after the parties' reconciliation.15:44 07.09.2012
Civil claims against Pussy Riot to be heard September 20The Moscow Kuntsevsky District Court will consider civil claims against the convicted members of the Pussy Riot punk band, the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com).14:22 06.09.2012
Tymoshenko defense team to request dismissal of US court caseThe defense team for former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is planning to file an application to dismiss the lawsuit of Universal Trading & Investment Co. Inc (UTICo) on the basis of jurisdictional issues, according to her attorney Kenneth F. McCallion. The claim was filed in a federal court in New York.11:02 06.09.2012
Man to face trial for causing forest fire by dropping lit matchA young man who dropped a lit match which led to a 14 hectares forest fire in Buryatia is to face trial, the Prosecutor General's Office reported on Thursday.16:00 30.08.2012
TNK-BP minority shareholders legal fee recovery appeal to be heard soonThe Western-Siberian District Federal Commercial Court has registered an appeal by TNK-BP Holding minority shareholder Andrei Prokhorov against the court ruling obligating him and other minority shareholders who joined him in the case to pay the legal fees involved in the lawsuit against BP board members Peter Anthony Charow and Richard Scott Sloan.11:53 30.08.2012
Russian oil giant appeals denial of $1.5 mln damages claim against insurersThe Supreme Commercial Court has registered Russian oil giant TNK-BP's appeal of a ruling denying its $1.5 million claim against Ingosstrakh insurance company.16:34 28.08.2012
Activists' lawsuits against Madonna deferredThe St.Petersburg's District Court deferred a number of lawsuits against Madonna and the organizers of her concert in St.Petersburg suing them for a total of $10.5 million.11:35 24.08.2012
Aeroflot ticket sale case to resume on August 27The Moscow Commercial Court will resume on August 27 its hearing of Aeroflot's complaint against the VTB 24 Bank to recover $4.6 million in damages due to a problem with its online ticket sales system.14:32 23.08.2012
Maxi-Group lawsuit to recover $43.78 million scheduled for SeptemberThe Moscow Commercial Court postponed until September 24 the consideration of Maxi-Group's lawsuit to recover $43.78 million from the company's founder Nikolai Maximov.17:24 15.08.2012
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister releasedThe Kiev Court of Appeals commuted the sentence of former Ukrainian Defense Minister, Valery Ivashchenko, and released him.10:10 15.08.2012
Wind Jet can be sued but don't count on compensation, consumer societyPassengers can use their e-tickets to sue the Wind Jet airline, but Russians will have to take their fight to Italian courts, says Mikhail Anshakov, the chairman of the Public Control consumer rights protection society.18:07 13.08.2012
Woman files suit after crash with Medvedev's motorcadePetropavlovsk-Kamchatsky resident Olga Kuklina, whose car was damaged on July 4 after a collision with a car in Dmitry Medvedev's motorcade, has filed a lawsuit demanding moral damages, Kuklinas attorney, Elena Komleva.12:05 10.08.2012
Bailiffs continue to search for Berezovsky's propertyThe enforcement proceedings against fallen oligarch Boris Berezovsky have brought little results as of yet, as the bailiffs have been unable to sell his property to pay off his debt.15:20 08.08.2012
Woman seeks compensation after crash with Medvedev's autocadePetropavlovsk-Kamchatsky resident Olga Kuklina, whose car was damaged on July 4 after a collision with a car in Dmitry Medvedev's cortege, has gone to court seeking compensation for the damage.13:37 08.08.2012
Disgruntled Christian seeks $950 compensation from Pussy RiotA Novosibirsk resident has sued members of the Pussy Riot band and is seeking compensation for moral harm which was allegedly inflicted upon her by the performance at the Christ the Savior Cathedral, Margarita Sokolova, a representative of a Novosibirsk law firm which prepared the suit.12:56 08.08.2012
Canadian company claims compensation for nationalization of Bolivian mineCanadian mining company South American Silver is determined to seek compensation from Bolivia's government for nationalizing the company's Mallku Khota mine, according to a communique issued by the company.11:47 06.08.2012
SUAL suit to recover $52 mln for bridge collapse set for February 6A commercial court in the Republic of Khakassia has set February 6, 2013, as the date to hear the lawsuit by Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg's SUAL Partners Ltd against RUSAL Global Management B.V. and Oleg Deripaska.14:01 01.08.2012
ВР to pay minority shareholder $3 blnThe Tyumen Regional Commercial Court has partially met on Friday TNK-BP minority shareholder Andrei Prohorov's claim for over $3 billion in damages.14:14 27.07.2012