Navalny files defamation suit against Novosibirsk MayorOpposition politician Alexei Navalny and the Novosibirsk branch of the RPR-PARNAS party have filed a lawsuit against Novosibirsk Mayor Anatoly Lokot for slandering Navalny’s honor, dignity and business reputation.15:17 03.07.2015
Russian dairy company’s lawsuit against Google dismissedThe Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed a libel lawsuit filed by Vasily Boiko-Veliky, head of Russkoe Moloko, a dairy company, against Google and its Russian office.13:05 03.07.2015
Stockholm court upholds sale of Russian trade missionThe Stockholm Court of Appeal has upheld the decision on the sale of Russia’s Trade Mission building, RIA Novosti reported on Tuesday.15:21 16.06.2015
Russian bikers to demand $60,000 compensation from EU - reportMembers of the Night Wolves motorcycle club intend to sue the EU for 3 million rubles ($60,000) in compensation for damages caused to the riders of a cross-country motorcycle ride who were stopped from entering European territory.14:26 06.05.2015
Gazprom intends to recover almost $24 bln from Naftogaz in courtThe total value of Gazprom’s claims against Ukraine has reached $23.8 billion, according to the Ukrainian company’s 2014 IFRS report.17:31 05.05.2015
Apple demands $317K from Russian companies in trademark dispute - reportApple Corp. has filed a lawsuit with the Moscow Commercial Court seeking to recover 16.5 million rubles ($317, 000) from several Russian companies for infringement of exclusive rights to its trademarks Apple, iPad and iPhone.10:47 05.05.2015
VTB files $52 million lawsuit against MechelVTB Bank has filed a 2.66 billion rubles ($51.7 million) lawsuit against indebted OAO Mechel, a Russia-based integrated mining and steel corporation.12:38 28.04.2015
Russian cargo vessel detained in India officially releasedA court in India officially released the Russian ship Sevastopol that had been detained in Mumbai until after a bond was paid.10:42 19.03.2015
Chinese man receives $80,000 payout for being bitten by pandaA Chinese man has won over $80,000 in compensation in a lawsuit filed against local officials after being bitten by a giant panda.11:21 16.03.2015
Ural’s lawsuit against Sistema dismissedThis Monday, the Commercial Court of Bashkortostan dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Ural charity fund against Sistema and Ural Invest on invalidating the Bashneft share sale transactions.10:29 16.03.2015
Russian Supreme Court refuses to hear case against Ukrainian PM YatsenyukRussian Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a case brought against Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk over his allegations that the USSR had invaded Germany and Ukraine in WW2.13:12 27.01.2015
French national sues ex-Mexican president for long prison termFrench national, Florence Cassez, has filed a suit against former president of Mexico Felipe Calderón and a number of other former Mexican officials for the years spent in a Mexican prison on the charges of participating in a criminal gang.12:02 27.01.2015
Russia may sue France over Mistral warship delivery in next six monthsRussia may file a suit in next six months against France for failure to deliver Mistral helicopter carriers, according to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.15:34 15.01.2015
Dismissal of Pussy Riot member's suit against her former attorneys upheldThe Moscow City Court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich against her former attorneys Mark Feygin, Nikolai Polozov and Violetta Volkova.17:14 19.12.2014
Ex-Russian police officer's suit against Hermitage Capital set for FebruaryMoscow’s Meschansky District Court has set the first hearing in a defamation suit filed by former Russian Interior Ministry officer Pavel Karpov against Hermitage Capital Management and its CEO William Browder for February 11, 2015.12:17 18.12.2014
Russian billionaire Arkady Rotenberg drops suit over EU sanctionsRussian businessman Arkady Rotenberg has withdrawn one of two suits he filed with the European Court of Justice challenging his EU visa ban and assets freeze over the Ukrainian crisis.17:45 11.12.2014
First hearing in Russian case over Scythian gold may be held in January 2015The trial in Amsterdam over the Scythian gold from Crimea is not likely to begin until mid-January, 2015, RIA Novosti reported Wednesday citing Andrei Malgin, director of the Central Museum of Tavrida in Simferopol.17:27 10.12.2014
Crimean museums file lawsuit with Dutch court over Scythian goldFour Crimean museums have filed with a court in Amsterdam a class action lawsuit seeking to return the Scythian gold, which was exhibited in the Netherlands, to Crimea, RIA Novosti reported Wednesday citing Director of Crimean Republican Institution “Kerch Historical and Cultural Reserve” Tatyana Umrikhina.13:47 26.11.2014
Russian NGO director loses lawsuit on information inspectionThe Moskovsky District Court in St. Petersburg has ruled against Anna Shargorodskaya, director of the Regional Press Institute NGO, who complained against the actions of the customs officials in Pulkovo Airport, court secretary told RAPSI on Friday.16:16 14.11.2014
Court rules that publicizing German ex-chancellor Helmut Kohl quotes is illegalThursday the Land Court of Cologne ruled against journalist Heribert Schwan in Helmut Kohl’s lawsuit against Schwan, who was Kohl’s biographer, RIA Novosti reports on Thursday.16:24 13.11.2014