Oksana Bayul, the Ukrainian Olympic figure skating champion, has lost an appeal in an American court in her lawsuit against Ukraine.

This was announced by Minister of Justice Denis Malyuka, Ukrainian Pravda reports.

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The court acknowledged that Ukraine is protected from the jurisdiction of US courts in accordance with the provisions of the US Foreign The Immunity Act (The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act), and the plaintiff did not provide sufficient evidence to substantiate the application of exceptions to judicial immunity provided for by this Law. "

Bayul in 2016 appealed to the District Court of the Central District of California with a lawsuit against Ukraine to recover $ 50 million. Other defendants included Joseph Charles Lemyr and two companies from Delaware and the British Virgin Islands..

Baiul complained of a violation of the principle of good faith and fair business practice in the framework of an employment contract concluded with her, and the transfer of the right to use his name, popularity and biographical information to uncomplicated third parties.

In 2018, the District Court of the Central District of California ruled in favor of Ukraine, upholding the motion to leave the claim unaddressed.

Then the court recognized that the claims of Baiul are groundless, and therefore subject to rejection. After that, she appealed..

Oksana Bayul - Ukrainian figure skater, the first Olympic champion of independent Ukraine (1994).