An appeals court rules that Yuri Shefler must remain a defendant in Brad Pitt's lawsuit over Château Miraval, rejecting Shefler's bid to be dismissed and noting he would not risk nearly $40M on a deal he did not know.A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge orders depositions from Stoli Group executives including Alexey Oliynik and from Tenute del Mondo and Nouvel after finding a former Stoli general counsel improperly blocked testimony and directing a supplemental deposition.Brad Pitt alleges
Angelina Jolie breached a mutual-consent clause when she sold her
Château Miraval stake in 2021 to an investor tied to the
Stoli Group; Jolie won a separate ruling that protects her private emails and the trial is set for next year as both sides dispute scheduling.