Sotheby's cleared of art fraud in Russian billionaire's lawsuit
Dmitry Rybolovlev had accused the auction house of conspiring with a Swiss dealer to overcharge him for works by da Vinci, Klimt and others.
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Dmitry Rybolovlev had accused the auction house of conspiring with a Swiss dealer to overcharge him for works by da Vinci, Klimt and others.
A jury in the Manhattan federal court in New York ruled in favor of Sotheby's, at a civil trial in which Dmitry Rybolovlev accused the auction house of helping Yves Bouvier defraud him.
Sotheby's was cleared of claims that they helped Swiss art dealer Yves Bouvier defraud Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev in a high-profile case.
Dmitry Rybolovlev had accused the auction house of conspiring with a Swiss dealer to overcharge him for works by da Vinci, Klimt and others.
The jury could return a verdict in the closely-watched lawsuit as soon as 30 January