Russian national appeals dismissal of suit against MasterCardRussian national Alexander Moskovkin has appealed the dismissal of his lawsuit against MasterCard which blocked his card after the US imposed sanctions on Russian officials and several Russian banks over the situation in Ukraine, the plaintiff told RAPSI on Thursday.11:50 13.11.2014
Russian national charged with impairing global film companiesThe Russian Anti-Piracy Organization (RAPO), which represents the interests of five global film companies, is suing a resident of Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, for posting pirated copies of films online, a prosecutor told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.16:15 11.11.2014
Spanish Ebola survivor demands EUR 150,000 for alleged defamationSpanish nursing assistant Teresa Romero, an Ebola survivor, has filed a lawsuit for €150,000 ($187,000) in compensation from Madrid’s health minister for making comments that damaged her reputation, RIA Novosti reported on Monday, citing Spanish media15:33 10.11.2014
Blacklisted observers at Donetsk and Lugansk elections to sue UkraineObservers from Poland at the elections in the Donetsk and Lugansk republics which broke away from Ukraine are going to sue Ukrainian authorities for banning them from entering the country, RIA Novosti reported on Thursday, citing Alexander Brod, director of the Moscow Human Rights Bureau.15:58 06.11.2014
Warner Music Russian subsidiary sues t.A.T.u. for over $29,000SBA Production ZAO, a Warner Music Group company, has filed a lawsuit with Moscow’s Commercial Court to collect over 1.2 million rubles (about $29,300) from Yulia Volkova, a former member of the once popular pop group t.A.T.u.17:26 22.10.2014
Rosneft, Russian billionaire Arkady Rotenberg file suits over EU sanctionsRussian oil giant Rosneft and billionaire Arkady Rotenberg filed suits with the EU Court of Justice based in Luxembourg over sanctions which had been imposed on them by the EU in late July.10:53 17.10.2014
Lawsuit against MasterCard over blocking Russian card services dismissedMoscow's Meshchansky District Court has dismissed a lawsuit brought against MasterCard by a Russian national whose banking card was blocked after the US imposed sanctions on Russian officials and several Russian banks over the situation in Ukraine.12:08 15.10.2014
Montenegrin lawmaker brings suit over bankrupt aluminium plantBranko Radulovic, Vice President of the Parliament of Montenegro, has filed a lawsuit against 32 individuals, including Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska and Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic, over bankruptcy of the Aluminum Plant Podgorica (KAP).11:02 14.10.2014
Ukraine urges Latvia to intervene in its suit against Russia in ECHRUkraine to ask Latvia to intervene as a third party in its suit against Russia filed in the European Court of Human Rights.10:36 30.09.2014
Parents of Russian teenage school shooter sued for $237,000The parents of a high school student who shot two people and held his classmates hostage last winter are being sued for 9 million rubles ($236,900), the victims’ lawyer, Igor Trunov, told RAPSI on Tuesday.13:59 16.09.2014
Murmansk Fish Factory’s suit over fish imports ban to be considered on November 11Russia’s Supreme Court will consider on November 11 a claim filed by OJSC Murmansk Fish Factory over a ban on food imports from the EU, US and a number of other Western countries, according to the court’s website.14:39 09.09.2014
Russia to sue Ukraine over damages in Rostov Region estimated at $1 blnState Duma lawmakers are going to file a lawsuit with an international court seeking over $1 billion in damages caused by Ukraine’s shelling of the Rostov Region in Russia.10:26 05.09.2014
Copyright infringement suit over Blur’s Song 2 dismissedThe Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed a lawsuit which was filed by S.B.A. Music Publishing, a subsidiary of Gala Records, against Rostelecom company and the NTV television channel over the alleged infringing copyright for the Blur’s Song 2. S.B.A. Music Publishing sought 4 million rubles (over $130,000) in damages.13:54 25.08.2014
Commercial court rules against reregistering valio.ru domainIn a lawsuit filed by Valio Ltd (Finland) against Russian writer Dmitry Lipskerov, the Moscow Regional Commercial Court has prohibited the site’s registrars from carrying out any registration related operations with respect to the valio.ru domain.12:38 13.08.2014
Major record labels’ suit against Russia's largest social network set for Sept. 8The Commercial Court of Saint-Petersburg and Leningrad Region has postponed until September 8 the hearing of a lawsuit filed by major record labels demanding the removal of the infringing music and 50 mln rubles ($1.4 mln) in damages from Vkontakte, a Russian social network that operates a music service.12:07 12.08.2014
$3 million defamation suit filed against eccentric Russian lawmakerTverskoy District Court in Moscow has accepted a 100 million ruble ($2.9 million) lawsuit against Liberal Democratic Party leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky for harming the reputation of the Azerbaijani people, the court’s press secretary, Yekaterina Krotova, told RAPSI.13:45 16.07.2014
Pussy Riot member loses another lawsuit against attorneysThe Khamovnichesky District Court in Moscow rejected a lawsuit filed by Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich against her former attorneys Mark Feygin, Nikolai Polozov and Violetta Volkova, lawyer Nikolai Polozov told RAPSI.10:56 02.07.2014
Skechers sues Reebok for patent rights violation in U.S. courtUS shoe maker Skechers has filed a lawsuit with a court in California against Reebok on infringement of patent rights with respect to the Go Walk shoe model, Reuters reports citing a statement by Skechers.14:52 20.06.2014
Defamation case against opposition activist Navalny moved to June 30The Lyublinsky District Court of Moscow on Wednesday postponed until June 30 the hearing of a defamation lawsuit filed by Igor Rudensky, head of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy, against opposition activist and anti-corruption crusader Alexei Navalny, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.13:51 18.06.2014
Over 70 lawsuits prepared to protect conflict victims in Ukraine“Law Against Fascism, an association of NGOs for the international legal remedy of the rights of Ukrainians affected by Kiev’s special operation, has prepared over 70 lawsuits to be heard in Ukrainian courts and could also file them with international courts, including the European Court of Human Rights and the Hague court,” said Alexander Brod, an association coordinator and director of the Moscow Bureau for Human Rights.15:27 17.06.2014