$152,863 charged in Bolshoi Theater suit for illegal use of its brand nameThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has charged SnabService company and bolshoi.me site administrator Andrei Khartanyuk 5 million rubles ($152,863) in a suit filed by the Bolshoi Theater, prohibiting the use of the Bolshoi brand name on the site and in the domain name.17:45 01.07.2013
NGO complaints about prosecutors' inspections to be considered in JulyIn July the Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow will consider several complaints filed by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) challenging the rights of prosecutors to conduct inspections, RAPSI reports from the courtroom on Friday.14:47 28.06.2013
Vienna Commercial Court takes RWE side in price dispute with GazpromThe Vienna Commercial Court has upheld the appeal of German energy utility RWE for a rebate in a gas price dispute with Russia's Gazprom, the Prime business news agency reports, citing an RWE press release.12:52 28.06.2013
Investibank's €11.1 mln recovery from Latvian airline company upheldThe Ninth Commercial Appeals Court upheld a decision of the first-instance court granting the recovery by Investbank of €11.1 million from Latvia's Baltijas Aviacijas Sistemas (BAS).17:41 27.06.2013
Todashev’s father plans to sue US over son’s killingThe father of a Russian immigrant shot dead by the FBI during questioning in Florida said on Tuesday he would sue the US authorities over what he describes as the “extrajudicial execution” of his son.14:30 27.06.2013
UK company's lawsuit against Moscow Circus dismissedThe Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed a 120,000-pound lawsuit filed by the UK New Art Production Limited against the Moscow Circus led by Edgard Zapashny.16:09 26.06.2013
Lawyer sues former Ukrainian president over gas contracts with RussiaLawyer Stanislav Batryn has filed a lawsuit against former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, demanding that the High Administrative Court of Ukraine recognize the former president's actions during the gas conflict with Russia in late 2008 and early 2009 as unlawful, Ukrainskaya Pravda reports on Tuesday.18:19 25.06.2013
EuroImp loses defamation lawsuit against Metro Cash & CarryThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld the lower court's decision to dismiss the defamation lawsuit filed by EuroImp against the Russian division of Metro Cash & Carry, RAPSI learned in court on Monday.15:50 24.06.2013
Skolkovo Foundation and opposition lawmaker fail to reach amicable agreementThe Skolkovo Foundation, Russia's high-tech development center, and State Duma lawmaker Ilya Ponomaryov have failed to reach an amicable agreement in Moscow's Gagarinsky District Court, which on Friday began considering the foundation's lawsuit on collecting 9 million rubles ($275,195) from the deputy.17:53 21.06.2013
Russian Railways $215 million suit against Finance Ministry satisfiedThe Moscow Commercial Curt on Friday granted the lawsuit filed by Russian Railways for collecting 7.03 billion rubles ($215 million) from the Finance Ministry for the transportation of benefit recipients in 2009.15:30 21.06.2013
Challenge to police raid of Navalny headquarters to be heard July 4Kirov's Pervomaisky District Court will handle the complaint seeking to deem the police search in opposition activist and blogger Alexei Navalny's local headquarters illegal on July 4.18:30 20.06.2013
Russian Railways CEO dismissal rumor may lead to courtA false report regarding Russian Railways chief Vladimir Yakunin's alleged resignation may lead to a lawsuit, Yakunin's lawyer Alexei Melnikov told RAPSI on Thursday.14:20 20.06.2013
$50 million shareholder complaint against Transaero dismissedThe Supreme Commercial Court has upheld the decision to dismiss a lawsuit filed by former Transaero shareholder Eskerkhan Mutalibov to collect 1.62 billion rubles (over $50 million) from the airline.10:55 19.06.2013
Nickel producer's complaint against fine dismissedThe Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed the lawsuit filed by Norilsk Nickel against the court decision to fine it 500,000 rubles ($15,785) for failing to provide information to a shareholder, RAPSI learned in the court.10:33 18.06.2013
Ex-owner of Lithuanian Ukio Bankаs sues authorities and central bankFormer owner of Kaunas-based Ukio Bankаs Vladimir Romanov filed for damages against the state and against Lithuania's Central Bank on March 14.13:32 16.04.2013
Lawsuit against hijab ban in Russia's Stavropol schools rejectedThe Stavropol Territorial Court has rejected a lawsuit against the ban on wearing headdresses to school, including the hijab, a Moscow lawyer said on Friday.15:43 22.03.2013
Bikram yoga founder accused of sexual harassment, sabotage by star pupilOne of the world’s most famous yoga gurus has been accused of sexual harassment and discrimination by a former protégé, according to the New York Post, which obtained a copy of the complaint filed earlier this month with the Los Angeles Superior Court.15:06 22.03.2013
Rogue trader takes SocGen to сourt aiming to nullify 4.9 billion judgmentRogue trader Jerome Kerviel, who was convicted in 2010 on counts of breach of trust, fraudulent entry into an automated processing system, forgery, and use thereof, has filed a claim in the Paris labor court against his former employer Societe Generale (SocGen) seeking the same amount he was fined for his indiscretions - 4.9 billion.11:32 13.02.2013
US man sues when state rejects Gay Pride license plateAn Atlanta man has filed a lawsuit against the state of Georgia after his request to display his gay pride on a personalized license plate reading either: 4GAYLIB, GAYPWR or GAY GUY was rejected by the state’s Department of Driver Services.10:52 24.01.2013
$9 million lawsuit against Justin Bieber dismissedThe woman who sued pop star Justin Bieber for $9.2 million claiming that the screaming at his concert impaired her hearing has asked the court to dismiss her case.10:17 21.01.2013