Abramovich Beats Berezovsky in Battle of the Oligarchs

A U.K. judge rejected Boris Berezovsky’s claim he lost about $6.8 billion because he was intimidated by Roman Abramovich into selling stakes in two Russian companies, calling Berezovsky unimpressive and unreliable.

Following a three-month trial in which both sides accused each other of dishonesty and greed, Judge Elizabeth Gloster ruled today that Abramovich didn’t expressly or implicitly threaten Berezovsky to force him to sell interests in oil company OAO Sibneft.