All because of Ringer Axel Springer Polska’s failure to comply with the terms of the settlement concluded in 2020 and damage to the businessman’s good name.
The largest property claim
Szustkowski’s representative, attorney Elżbieta Kosińska-Kozak from the Dubois i Wspólnicy law firm, explains that the demand for payment of the above-mentioned amount is probably the largest financial claim in Poland, resulting from the infringement of the reputation of the press publisher. The basis for the summons is the failure of the publishing house to timely comply with the out-of-court settlement and the contractual penalty provided for in the settlement.
2020 settlement
The out-of-court settlement was concluded in 2020 after a favorable judgment for the businessman was passed by the District Court in Warsaw. The court then agreed with Szustkowski’s position, stating that the publications published by Ringier Axel Springer Polska contained false information detrimental to the good name and dignity of Robert Szustkowski.
Court verdict
By a court judgment from October 2020, Ringier Axel Springer Polska was obliged to publish an apology and donate an appropriate amount to a social cause. After the verdict, the parties signed an out-of-court settlement providing for the publishing house to remove the consequences of the violation of Szustkowski’s personal rights, as well as to protect the businessman against further violations. However, despite concluding the above-mentioned agreement, the publishing house did not comply with the terms of the agreement, which forced Szustkowski to demand a payment for compensation.