Akhmetshin v. Browder

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RINAT AKHMETSHIN, Plaintiff, No. 18-cv-1638 (EGS) v. WILLIAM BROWDER, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION I. Introduction Plaintiff Rinat Akhmetshin (“Mr. Akhmetshin”), a dual citizen of Russia and the United States, brings this defamation action against Defendant William Browder (“Mr. Browder”), a British foreign national. Mr. Akhmetshin alleges that Mr. Browder defamed him by stating that Mr. Akhmetshin is a Russian spy after identifying him as a threat to Mr. Browder’s lobbying efforts. Mr. Akhmetshin asserts that Mr. Browder made that…