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Medvedev: Russia to dispute US sanctions in WTO

Russia is going to dispute economic sanctions imposed by the US in the World Trade Organization, although Russian officials understand that in this case, it will not be easy, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said at a plenary meeting of the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum.

16:21 20.06.2014

Skechers sues Reebok for patent rights violation in U.S. court

US shoe maker Skechers has filed a lawsuit with a court in California against Reebok on infringement of patent rights with respect to the Go Walk shoe model, Reuters reports citing a statement by Skechers.

14:52 20.06.2014

Judge who sent Tymoshenko to prison put on wanted list

The Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office has put Pechersky District Court Judge Rodion Kireyev on the wanted list, Ukrainian news agency LigaBiznesInform announced on Friday. Kireyev was the judge who pronounced ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko guilty in the well-publicized “gas” case.

14:06 20.06.2014

Russian ex-defense minister could testify in subordinate's fraud case

Ex-Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov could testify in the case of Yevgenia Vasilyeva, former head of the Defense Ministry’s Property Department, attorney Konstantin Rivkin told RAPSI.

13:07 20.06.2014

Boston bomber trial could be moved to Washington - report

Lawyers for the suspected Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, asked a federal judge on Wednesday to move his trial to Washington, NBC News announced.

12:20 20.06.2014

Tax and investigative agencies coordinate amendments on tax crimes

Russia’s Federal Tax Service and the Investigative Committee have worked together on amendments to the Criminal Procedural Code that would allow investigators to open cases without Federal Tax Service authorization, Vedomosti newspaper writes on Friday.

11:47 20.06.2014

Navalny’s apartment searched, painting confiscated

The Investigative Committee and the Federal Security Service (FSB) searched the apartment of opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Friday morning, confiscating a painting presented to him by supporters, lawyer Vadim Kobzev told RIA Novosti.

11:01 20.06.2014

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