Vitaly Ivanovich Smagin v. Ashot Yegiazaryan

  1. May 17, 2016

    Don't Pause Judgment Without $115M Bond, Mall Investor Says

    An investor in a Moscow shopping center urged a California federal court Monday to deny a former Russian lawmaker's bid to pause the enforcement of a $92 million judgment without posting bond in a dispute over misappropriation of the investor's interest in the mall.

  2. April 19, 2016

    English Court Likely To Nix $84M Award, Calif. Court Told

    A former Russian lawmaker asked a California federal court on Tuesday to pause enforcement of an $84 million award issued after he allegedly misappropriated an investor's interest in a Moscow shopping center, saying an English trial court has said he has "a real prospect of success" in his appeal challenging the award.

  3. April 15, 2016

    9th Circ. Won't Stay Investor's $84M Award Pending Appeal

    The Ninth Circuit on Thursday refused to pause a California federal court's decision, which confirmed a more than $84 million award against a former member of Russia's lower house of parliament for allegedly misappropriating a shareholder's interest in a Moscow shopping center, pending appeal.

  4. April 12, 2016

    Fee Bid In London Award Litigation Is Reasonable, Court Told

    An investor who convinced a California judge last month to confirm an $84 million-plus London arbitration award against a former member of Russia's lower house of parliament for misappropriating his interest in a Moscow shopping center argued Tuesday that his fee bid in the suit is reasonable.

  5. April 06, 2016

    Ex-Russian Legislator Slams Baker & McKenzie's Fee Bid

    A former member of Russia's lower house of parliament who was socked with an $84 million London arbitration award for allegedly misappropriating a shareholder's interest in a Moscow shopping center balked Wednesday at "unreasonable" attorneys' fees for his opponent.

  6. April 04, 2016

    Ex-Russian Legislator Appeals $84M Award To 9th Circ.

    A former member of Russia's lower house of parliament said Monday he's asking the Ninth Circuit to consider whether a California federal judge was right to confirm a more than $84 million London arbitration award against him for allegedly misappropriating a shareholder's interest in a Moscow shopping center.

  7. March 18, 2016

    Moscow Mall Shareholder Gets $84M Award Confirmed

    A California federal judge on Thursday confirmed an $84 million-plus London arbitration award against a former member of Russia's lower house of parliament for allegedly misappropriating a shareholder's interest in a Moscow shopping center, saying the New York Convention affords little discretion in reviewing such an award.

  8. March 08, 2016

    Moscow Mall Shareholder Urges OK Of $84M Arbitration Award

    A Russian shareholder continued to press a California federal court on Monday to confirm an $84 million-plus London arbitration award against a former member of Russia's lower house of parliament over his allegedly misappropriated interest in a Moscow shopping center, saying his arguments against cementing the award have already been litigated.