The Forbes Russia Editor-In-Chief Maxim Kashulinsky
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Russia’s Forbes Editor-In-Chief Lost to Baturina
The Chertanovo Court of Moscow has upheld Inteko, which owner is Elena Baturina, the wife of Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov. Inteko went to law against The Forbes Russia Editor-In-Chief Maxim Kashulinsky, blaming the goodwill impairing on him.
The court ruled to collect from Kashulinsky 109,165 rubles, nearly 3,000 rubles more than the amount claimed by Inteko for damage caused by the public statements of journalist (106,500 rubles). The sue charges of Baturina’s company were evaluated at 2,665 rubles.
The defense wasn’t pleased by the award and intends to appeal it.
The December issue of The Forbes Russia with Baturina’s photo on the cover was released with delay of few days. Russia’s publisher of the magazine, Axel Springer, officially attributed the delay to the need to alter the cover, as Baturina was quoted inaccurately.
But the sources with The Forbes Russia, including Kashulinsky, claimed the publisher was pressurized by Inteko and preferred not to release the article. Meddling in editorial policy of the edition breached mass media laws and was the censorship’s manifestation, Kashulinsky said. In Inteko, they viewed such statements impairing the company’s goodwill.
Inteko filed two suits actually. The second one was lodged to Moscow Arbitration Court and targeted at The Forbes editorial staff. In that action, Inteko demands to refute information that impairs the company’s goodwill and to enforce the payment of 106,500 rubles due to “intangible losses.”
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