Overview
- A California Superior Court on June 17 ordered depositions of Stoli Group figures including Alexey Oliynik and representatives of Tenute del Mondo and Nouvel to take place in London by Sept. 30.
- The California Court of Appeal on June 24 reversed a lower-court ruling and found evidence that Yuri Shefler played an active role in the Miraval purchase, keeping him subject to the lawsuit.
- A hearing is scheduled for July 8 to decide whether Shefler must give a deposition and the appeals order allows Pitt and his company Mondo Bongo to recover appeal costs.
- Angelina Jolie’s lawyer says the rulings do not change the case’s merits and she intends to press to defeat the claims at trial, which remains set for August 2027.
- Background: Pitt sued in 2022 after Jolie sold her Miraval stake in 2021 to Tenute del Mondo, a Stoli Group unit, and court records cite a roughly $39 million guarantee tied to Shefler that judges flagged as evidence of his involvement.