Charity files defamation suit against Moscow radio stationThe Federation Fund, which gained infamy in late 2010 for the scandalous aftermath of its star-studded charity gala featuring a memorable vocal performance by President Putin, has submitted claims for defamation against a radio station and two Moscow journalists in connection with the gala fallout.17:06 20.08.2012
Master-Bank submits defamation lawsuit against mediaMaster-Bank has filed a lawsuit against a number of media services that reported that its Vice President Yevgeny Rogachev was detained in April for his alleged involvement in the illegal cashing of funds.14:00 13.08.2012
Aeroflot's appeal in defamation case to be heard September 10The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals set September 10 to hear a lawsuit by Russia's largest airline, Aeroflot, against a lower court decision which dismissed its defamation lawsuit against the newspaper Izvestia.13:25 13.08.2012
Deripaska sues Russian news agency for defamationOn Wednesday, the Moscow Commercial Court has registered a defamation lawsuit by Basic Element (BasEl) holding company owner Oleg Deripaska against Agentstvo Politicheskikh Novostey, the founder of the eponymous online political news site.13:14 02.08.2012
Vladimir Putin signs law on criminal responsibility for defamationPresident Vladimir Putin has signed a law returning the article on defamation to the Criminal Code. Previously, defamation was an administrative violation.15:50 30.07.2012
Supreme Court Chairman justifies removal of defamation provisionsSupreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev believes it is right to exclude the provision on imprisonment for defamation from legislation, because the provision previously did not work in practice.12:38 18.07.2012
Legislators restore 'defamation' article in Criminal CodeThe State Duma adopted amendments to the Criminal Code restoring the "defamation" article in the third reading on Friday.14:47 13.07.2012
Stalin's grandson appeal in defamation lawsuit dismissedOn Thursday, the Moscow City Court dismissed the appeal by Stalin's grandson Evgeny Dzhugashvili against a district court's refusal to uphold the defamation lawsuit against head of the FSB Registration and Archives Department Lt. Gen. Vasily Khristoforov.15:07 12.07.2012
Auchan's defamation lawsuit postponed until September 10The Moscow Commercial Court has postponed until September 10 the consideration of the Auchan retailer's defamation lawsuit against Lifenews.Ru founder News Media.16:33 06.07.2012
Tycoon's bank appeals against its $10.8 mln lawsuit dismissalThe Supreme Commercial Court registered the National Reserve Bank's (NRB) appeal to reconsider $10.8 million lawsuit dismissal in compensation for reputation damage from the Federal Security Service.15:35 05.07.2012
Chechen president's lawsuit against human rights organization dismissedOn Wednesday, the Moscow Tverskoy District Court dismissed the lawsuit of lawyer Andrei Krasnenkov, representing Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov, to recover $15,500 from the Memorial human rights organization.11:38 04.07.2012
Russian billionaire to be summoned to High Court of Justice in LondonThe Basmanny District Court invited businessman Alexander Lebedev to serve him a summons on July 16 to the High Court of Justice in London, which is to try a defamation lawsuit lodged by developer Sergei Polonsky.17:47 03.07.2012
Russian bank denies money laundering suspect was its VPMaster-Bank filed a lawsuit refuting media reports that an individual detained on suspicion of money laundering in April was one of its vice presidents.15:46 02.07.2012
LGBT activist sues lawmaker for third timeGay rights activist Nikolai Alexeyev has promptly filed another defamation lawsuit against St. Petersburg lawmaker Vitaly Milonov after his second claim was dismissed.16:57 25.06.2012
Defamation claim dismissal against MAXIM magazine won't be reviewedThe Supreme Commercial Court has rejected the Ostankinskiy Diary Factory's application to review judgments dismissing its defamation lawsuits against the MAXIM magazine.13:26 25.06.2012
Opposition TV host to sue central newspaper for defamationRussian TV-host-turned-opposition-activist Ksenia Sobchak is going to sue Izvestia daily for publishing allegations that she is facing charges for undervaluing her income declaration by ten times.12:32 19.06.2012
Defamation lawsuit over Aeroflot pilots dismissedThe Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed defamation lawsuit filed by Aeroflot, Russia’s largest airline, against Izvestia newspaper.11:56 19.06.2012
Navalny files application with Strasbourg court in defamation disputeOpposition leader Alexei Navalny has filed an appeal with the European Court of Human Rights against a court ruling ordering him to refute statements made in an anonymous video on the embezzlement $165.7 million on his blog17:24 13.06.2012
Aeroflot's defamation lawsuit against newspaper to be heard todayThe Moscow Commercial Court will hear the defamation lawsuit lodged by Russia's largest air carrier against the Izvestia central newspaper.11:36 13.06.2012
Charity fund's lawsuit against TV channel to be heard on June 27The Moscow Zamoskvoretsky District Court postponed until June 27 the hearings into the Federatsiya charity fund's defamation lawsuit against the Dozhd TV channel.14:18 25.05.2012