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Investbank's €2.3 million claim against airBaltic shelved

The Moscow Commercial Court has adjourned until April 16 Investbank's €2.3 million lawsuit against the Air Baltic Corporation (airBaltic). The hearing was adjourned to give the bank time to reconsider its claim amount.

19:32 09.04.2013

“Lord of war” title for Viktor Bout challenged in Russian court

The wife of Viktor Bout, the Russian businessman who was sentenced last year in the US to a 25-year prison term on charges of attempted illegal arms trafficking, told RAPSI Tuesday that she has filed a defamation claim against popular Russian television station REN TV.

19:04 09.04.2013

Toyota reaches $16 million settlement in sudden-acceleration suit

California prosecutors have reached a $16 million settlement with Toyota, thus bringing an end to a three-year legal battle based on allegations that the car manufacturer knowingly sold cars and trucks with defective accelerators, thus causing dozens of deaths.

18:12 09.04.2013

Election monitoring NGO in trouble over foreign financing

The Justice Ministry has launched proceedings in the administrative case against the Golos association, an NGO for the protection of voters rights.

17:54 09.04.2013

Constitutional Court looks into compulsory treatment of the insane

The Constitutional Court started considering the case over the examination of legal provisions stipulating that compulsory medical treatment is not applied to mentally insane individuals who committed minor offenses.

17:08 09.04.2013

Bout's defense to complain about prison conditions

A lawyer of Russian national Viktor Bout, who has been convicted for arms trafficking in the United States, said on Tuesday he had prepared a complaint about prison conditions.

16:57 09.04.2013

Deripaska's developer lawsuit against Olympstroy set for April 18

The Moscow Commercial Court has resumed the hearing of the Transstroy Engineering Corporations 1.5 billion ruble ($47.5 million) claim against Olympstroy.

16:15 09.04.2013

Hemp leaf stickers on cars popularize drugs - court

The Novosibirsk Central District Court has passed a guilty verdict on seven businesspeople for selling hemp leaf stickers for cars, the Federal Drug Control Service's local department reported on Tuesday.

15:43 09.04.2013

UK mulls requiring convicts to repay legal aid

UK Justice Secretary Chris Grayling proposed sweeping reforms Tuesday to the legal aid system presently operating in England and Wales, including a provision that would require convicted criminals to reimburse the state for court costs and a ban on the receipt of legal aid by the wealthy, according to an official statement obtained by RAPSI.

14:31 09.04.2013

"Crossbow Coup" convicts's book declared extremist

A book by former military intelligence colonel Vladimir Kvachkov, titled "The Main Special Operation Is Still to Come," has been recognized as extremist, the Prosecutor General's Office announced on Tuesday.

14:01 09.04.2013

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