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==Court cases==
In January 2000 ''Kommersant'' was found guilty of libel against Russian entrepreneur [[Alex Konanykhin]] and ordered to pay compensation of US$3,000,000.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://themoscowtimes.com/news/article/us-court-finds-kommersant-guilty-of-libel/267610.html|title= U.S. Court Finds Kommersant Guilty of Libel|work= The Moscow Times|date= 25 January 2000|accessdate= 13 January 2011|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120418214924/http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/us-court-finds-kommersant-guilty-of-libel/267610.html|archivedate= 18 April 2012|df= dmy-all}}</ref>
 
In May 2009 a Russian MP and prominent businessman [[Oleg Mikheyev]] sued the ''Kommersant'' for $217 million, claiming that one of the newspaper's articles "spoiled of his bank so badly it had to be sold at disadvantageous price". The court dismissed the judicial proceeding due to jurisdictional issues.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.mosnews.com/money/2009/05/28/volgoprom/
|title=Russian MP sues business daily
|work=Mosnews
|date=28 May 2009
|accessdate=13 January 2011
}}
</ref>
 
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