FC Liverpool may sue Luis Suarez for breach of contract - reportThe management of FC Liverpool may sue its Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez for biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini in violation of his contract with the UK club, the Daily Mirror writes.17:02 25.06.2014
Battle against music piracy could be postponed for 18 months in RussiaA law that would allow the courts to close websites that post pirated content even if they regularly delete it, which the State Duma can adopt by July 13, will not include music piracy, Vedomosti newspaper wrote on Wednesday.10:35 25.06.2014
Police probe Marilyn Manson song lyricsA decision to reschedule or cancel the June 29 Marilyn Manson concert in Novosibirsk will be made within a week, Anna Tereshkova told the media Monday. Tereshkova is the head of the Novosibirsk Mayor’s Office Department of Culture, Sport and Youth Policy.17:40 16.06.2014
Russian state circus appeals recovery of $6k in favor of Zorro ProductionsRussian State Circus Company (Rosgostsirk) filed a cassation appeal against a ruling ordering it to pay 200,000 rubles ($5,827) in compensation to Zorro Productions company for illicit trademark use, the Moscow Commercial Court told RAPSI.14:14 16.06.2014
Deportation order upheld for Polish rock band BehemothThe Sverdlovsk Regional Court has rejected an appeal filed by Behemoth, a Polish rock band, against a court decision to deport the musicians for breaching visa regulations, according to the court’s website.11:53 09.06.2014
Russian court rules to deport Polish rock band BehemothThe Oktyabrsky District Court of Yekaterinburg has ruled to deport Behemoth, a Polish rock band, for breaching visa regulations, a court representative told RAPSI.12:14 22.05.2014
Moscow court limits access to pirated versions of Game of ThronesThe Moscow City Court has limited access to 15 sites that distribute the pirated versions of four seasons of the Game of Thrones series, the court’s press service told RAPSI.14:54 15.05.2014
Spanish police arrest banana-throwing fan after Alves humiliationPolice have arrested a fan who threw a banana at Brazilian Dani Alves, a full-back for FC Barcelona, in a game against Villarreal on Sunday, El Pais writes.16:28 30.04.2014
“X-Men” director Bryan Singer faces sexual abuse lawsuit – reportFamous American film director Bryan Singer is accused of sexual abuse against a teen actor, according to the civil lawsuit filed in Hawaii, CNN reported on Thursday.15:12 17.04.2014
Animal rights NGOs challenge travelling circus’ $25.5 mln legal fee requestA group of animal welfare organizations have challenged a circus production company’s request for $25.5 million in legal fees following a failed elephants’ rights suit.15:42 11.04.2014
‘Darth Vader’ contests denied registration for Ukraine’s presidential electionA representative of the Internet Party of Ukraine calling himself Darth Vader has appealed to the court regarding his registration as a presidential candidate, which was rejected by the Central Electoral Committee, the party announced Monday.12:09 07.04.2014
Major record labels sue Russia's largest social network for $1.4 mlnSony Music Russia, Universal Music Russia and Warner Music UK have filed a lawsuit with the Leningrad Regional Commercial Court against Vkontakte, a Russian social network that operates a music service. The record labels are demanding the removal of the infringing music and 50 mln rubles ($1.4 mln) in damages, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).14:40 03.04.2014
Russian state circus pays $5k to Zorro ProductionsThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals ruled that Russian State Circus Company (Rosgostsirk) should compensate Zorro Productions company 200,000 rubles ($5,000) for illicit trademark use, RAPSI reports from the courtroom on Wednesday.11:44 26.03.2014
Drug police charge Russian theaters for screening Scorsese movieThe Federal Drug Control Service’s Novosibirsk office has charged ten Novosibirsk movie theaters with administrative violations for screening ‘The Wolf of Wall Street.’ The court will try the case, a court representative told RIA Novosti Monday.13:52 17.03.2014
UK company appeals dismissal of claim against Moscow CircusUK-based New Art Production (NAP) Limited filed an appeal with the Supreme Commercial Court against the decision to dismiss the lawsuit against Moscow Circus, the court told RAPSI on Friday.14:57 07.03.2014
Convicts in Bolshoi acid attack case ask for sentence mitigationBolshoi Ballet soloist Pavel Dmitrichenko, Yuri Zarutsky and Andrei Lipatov convicted for an attack on the ballet's artistic director Sergei Filin on Thursday asked the Moscow City Court to mitigate the imposed sentence, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.13:57 06.03.2014
Moscow sues Olympic skating champion Evgeny Plushenko' company - reportThe city of Moscow is suing AFK Holding Group, a company cofounded by Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko, for 24 million rubles ($676,000) for a debt it owes to the city, Izvestia reports.11:55 28.02.2014
Bolshoi acid attack verdict appeals to be considered on March 6The Moscow City Court will consider the complaints against the verdict in the case over the attack on the Bolshoi Ballet artistic director Sergei Filin on March 6, RAPSI reported from the courtroom Thursday.15:53 27.02.2014
American metal singer pleads guilty to paying for murderThe front man of popular US metal band As I Lay Dying pleaded guilty Tuesday to solicitation of murder in connection with allegations that he had asked an undercover detective to kill his wife, ABC 10 News reported Tuesday.17:56 26.02.2014
Family of injured Russian boxing champ to sue New York over brutal match – reportThe family of Russian boxer Magomed Abdusalamov, who was badly injured in a New York City boxing match in November, is preparing to sue the state of New York and its Athletic and Boxing Commissions, the Associated Press reported Saturday.14:57 24.02.2014