Cherney ordered to pay out $270 mln by New York courtA US court granted summary judgment Monday against Israeli tycoon Mikhail Cherney in a case arising from a contract dispute with fellow businessman Alexander Gliklad.13:03 14.04.2014
ACLU sues FBI for records on fatal shooting of Tsarnaev associateSeeking clarity on the fatal shooting of Ibragim Todashev during an interrogation connected with the Boston Marathon bombing, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a complaint Thursday requesting records from the FBI and US prosecutors.17:58 11.04.2014
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
Boston Marathon bombing suspect receives filing extensionBoston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been granted additional time to seek the suppression of certain evidence that prosecutors are expected to use against him during his upcoming trial.14:46 10.04.2014
Hewlett-Packard subsidiary to plead guilty to bribing Russian officialsHewlett-Packard and its subsidiaries will pay over $108 million after agreeing to plead guilty to foreign bribery charges, including in connection with a large-scale 1999 contract with Russia’s federal prosecutors’ office, the US Department of Justice announced Wednesday.12:45 10.04.2014
Apple seeks $2.191 from Samsung for alleged infringement – reportAn economist testifying in Apple’s patent infringement case against Samsung argued that the latter should pay the former $2.191 billion in damages, CNet reported Tuesday.18:04 09.04.2014
California’s orca whale protection bill tabled for further reviewCalifornia lawmakers tabled a bill on Tuesday that would have compelled theme park Sea World to set its orca whales free, advocacy group Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) announced.17:09 09.04.2014
Upward trend continues in US law firm combinationsDuring the first quarter of 2014, 22 law firm mergers and acquisitions were announced in the US, demonstrating that law firm combinations are still on the rise, legal consulting firm Altman Weil, Inc. revealed Wednesday.13:00 07.04.2014
US Senate Committee votes to declassify parts of CIA interrogation reportThe US Senate Intelligence Committee voted Thursday to declassify portions of a groundbreaking five-year study of the Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) controversial post-9/11 interrogation program, Committee Chairperson Dianne Feinstein announced in a statement.16:48 04.04.2014
US man who thought corpse was April Fools’ joke not to face chargesA Florida retirement-home worker who tossed a dead body into a dumpster after mistaking it for an April Fools’ Trick is not expected to face criminal charges, The Tampa Bay Times reported Wednesday citing local police sources.15:18 04.04.2014
Ukrainian mogul Firtash faces US charges over Indian bribery schemeUkrainian businessman Dmitry Firtash has been indicted in the US in connection with an alleged international racketeering scheme that included the bribery of Indian government officials for titanium mineral mining rights, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday.18:00 03.04.2014
Russian national extradited to US in violation of rules – Russian Foreign MinistryMoscow is protesting the extradition of a Russian national from Costa Rica to America (at US request), because it was done in violation of the proper procedure and contrary to international law, said Konstantin Dolgov, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s commissioner for human rights, democracy and the rule of law.11:04 03.04.2014
Two plead guilty in New York to Ukrainian fraud conspiracyTwo men pleaded guilty this week to charges related to a large-scale money laundering scheme carried out in the US, but orchestrated out of Ukraine, according to a statement released by the US Department of Justice Tuesday.14:41 02.04.2014
Disney faces federal suit over alleged ‘Frozen’ copyright infringementAlleging that a teaser trailer for Disney’s latest animated blockbuster Frozen was a flagrant rip-off of her own short film, The Snowman, a California animator has filed a federal claim against the film giant.13:51 01.04.2014
US negotiates the release of an Israeli spy - reportThe US and Israel are currently negotiating the release of American national John Pollard convicted of spying for Israeli intelligence, Associated Press reports on Tuesday.11:26 01.04.2014
UTICo loses US Credit Suisse appeal over alleged Ukrainian corruptionUniversal Trading & Investment Co. (UTICo) lost an appeal challenging the dismissal of its US complaint alleging that affiliates and employees of Credit Suisse had helped “a pair of rogue Ukrainian officials,” according to court documents obtained by RAPSI.15:34 31.03.2014
Russian boxer files New York lawsuit over injuries – reportA lawyer representing Russian boxer Magomed Abdusalamov filed a lawsuit alleging recklessness, gross negligence, and medical malpractice, in connection with a November match in New York City’s Madison Square Garden that left the fighter badly injured.17:16 28.03.2014
State Duma member insists on closing US online ‘child exchange’Yelena Mizulina, A Just Russia party member and head of the Committee for Issues of Family, Women and Youth, will insist on closing a “child exchange” in the US that involved Russian orphans.16:59 28.03.2014
Russian flight attendant pleads guilty to US money-laundering conspiracyA young Russian flight attendant who spent over two years in Canadian custody before being extradited to the US on fraud charges last month has pleaded guilty to one count of money-laundering conspiracy.14:58 28.03.2014
Owen Pell on the shrinking scope of extraterritoriality in US lawThe extraterritorial application of US law in cases that at first glance have little if any connection to the US may have a chilling effect on foreign businesses and authorities. A partner with New York-based White & Case LLP, Owen Pell, sitting in its Moscow office tells RAPSI that the situation is changing with interesting implications for non-US companies.17:03 26.03.2014