Big tech faces lawsuits for pulling services out of Russia
Big tech companies are facing lawsuits in Russia for withdrawing services, resulting in a recent case where a Russian court seized $11 million from Dell due to a failure to provide technical support services for ware in the country.
Big tech companies, torn between adhering to sanctions and providing promised support to clients, face lawsuits in Russia due to their withdrawal from the country.
In the latest case, the Russian courts seized $11 million belonging to Dell LLC for failing to provide technical support services for VMware; Dell is the VMware representative in Russia and was reselling VMware’s services until 1 March 2022.
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