Trial & Litigation

Stockholders' $9 mln lawsuit against Nutritek to be handled on June 5

The Moscow Commercial Court will hear on June 5 a lawsuit lodged by Roinco Enterprises Limited, Bogatyri and Troika Dialog to recover $9 million in bond debt from Nutritek subsidiaries.

14:44 04.05.2012

Court registers another appeal in Heineken's trademark infringement case

The Supreme Commercial Court has registered Elitvoda.Ru's petition to review the court's ruling charging it $6,800 in damages to Heineken Ceska republika brewery for infringing its Krusovice trademark exclusive rights.

13:41 04.05.2012

St. Petersburg levies first ever fine for gay propaganda

A St. Petersburg court imposed on Friday a $170 fine on Nikolai Alexeyev, the founder of a sexual and gender minorities' rights organization, who was detained by the city governor's office on April 12. Alexeyev was charged with breaching the law banning the propaganda of homosexual relations among minors.

13:06 04.05.2012

Watchdog claims $1.2mln for Lake Baikal pollution

The Federal Service for the Supervision of Natural Resources has submitted a demand to the Irkutsk Region Commercial Court to recover $1.18 million in losses inflicted on Lake Baikal from Baikalsk Pulp and Paper Mill.

12:40 04.05.2012

Nonferrous metal giants resume legal battle on May 28

The court will hear on May 28 a lawsuit filed by Rusal, the world's largest aluminum producer, requesting corporate performance reports from Norilsk Nickel as its shareholder.

11:38 04.05.2012

Soft drink trademark dispute must be heard in Russia, not in U.S.

Russian defendants in the litigation over soft drink trademarks believe that the dispute should be heard in Russia rather than in the United States, where U.S.-based Vosk International Co. (Vosk) is presently seeking to obtain the trademarks, according to the court documents made available to the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI).

11:18 04.05.2012

Tax claims worth $9.7mln against Ford subsidiary illegal

The Thirteenth Commercial Court of Appeals upheld the ruling stating the illegality of the additional $9.72 million in taxes charged to Ford Motor Company, a Ford subsidiary.

10:38 04.05.2012

Submarine accident killing 20 remanded for review

On Friday the Supreme Court's Military Board reversed the acquittal of the Nerpa nuclear submarine captain and petty officer and remanded the case for reinvestigation.

10:09 04.05.2012

Recovery of $214 mln from former Maxi-Group's head confirmed

The Ural District Federal Commercial Court left in force the lower court's decision to recover $213.6 million from former Maxi-Group top manager Nikolai Maximov.

18:24 03.05.2012

Prosecutor General's Office to publish new information on Berezovsky

The Prosecutor General's Office has stated on Thursday that it continues to prosecute self-exiled oligarch Boris Berezovsky for grave crimes committed as a member of a transnational criminal group. The office has promised to publish new information on his prosecution, which it claims to be pursuing together with its foreign colleagues.

17:35 03.05.2012

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