Courts turn down Turkish billionaire request to enforce US court $740m damages

Courts turn down Turkish billionaire request to enforce US court $740m damages

The Maltese courts have rejected a request by a Turkish billionaire to enforce a US court judgment ordering his stepbrother to pay $740 million (€659 million) in defamation damages, ruling that it went against Maltese public order.The Court of Appeal in Malta upheld an earlier decision by the First Hall of the Civil Court, finding...