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RusLine bankruptcy lawsuit postponed until October 15

The Moscow Commercial Court has postponed until October 15 the consideration of the Cheboksary Air Enterprise's lawsuit to declare Rusline insolvent.

16:08 07.09.2012

Two cases over journalist-opposition restaurant showdown terminated

The 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

Bout expected to submit extradition application to US authorities

Convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout is expected to submit an application to the US authorities for his extradition to Russia in the near future.

14:16 07.09.2012

Number of prisoners has significantly decreased over 3.5 years in Russia

The number of convicts kept in custody has dropped by more than 150,000 over the past three and a half years, Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov announced Friday.

13:46 07.09.2012

Alfa-Bank's $18 mln Belarusian utility dispute to be heard October 30

On October 30 the Supreme Commercial Court will hear Alfa-Bank's complaint against Belarus' state-run utilities company Brestenergo to recover $18 million in debt under supervisory procedure.

13:24 07.09.2012

Relatives of Lokomotiv hockey team airplane crash victims appeal to ECHR

Relatives of the pilots who died in the Yak-42 airplane crash that killed the Lokomotiv ice hockey team have filed applications with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

12:35 07.09.2012

Russian sentenced to four years in US prison for selling knockoffs

Russia-born Vitaly Borker, who pleaded guilty of fraud for selling counterfeit eyeglass frames as designer products, and of deceiving and intimidating his clients, has been sentenced to four years in prison, District Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara reported.

12:04 07.09.2012

Investigation of Politkovskaya murder suspect completed

Law enforcement officials have completed their investigation into Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov's role in the murder of Novaya Gazeta journalist, Anna Politkovskaya, said Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin.

18:07 06.09.2012

US court orders government to foot the bill for prisoner sex-change operation

The Massachusetts Department of Corrections (DOC) was ordered by a federal judge Tuesday to promptly provide convicted murderer Michelle Kosilek with sexual-reassignment surgery. US District Judge Mark L. Wolf reasoned that the transsexual prisoner suffers from a severe gender identity disorder, and thus that his* right to undergo a sex-change operation is protected by the 8th Amendment of the US Constitution.

17:56 06.09.2012

IT company's $89.56 mln back tax ruling overturned on appeal

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a ruling which ordered IT company Lanit to pay back-taxes in the amount of $89.56 million, a court spokesperson told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com). In so holding, the court ruled against the tax inspectorate's appeal.Lanit is one of the top ten Russian IT companies, according to Digit.ru

17:42 06.09.2012

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