Mississippi Power Company Suing GAW Miners for $350,000
According to a court document from the Southern District of Mississippi Court System, Mississippi Power Company (MPC) is suing GAW Miners for upwards of $350,000 for failure to make payment for services provided. On September 29, 2014, the two parties reached an agreement where MPC would provide power to GAW in a unique way that required MPC to "invest....
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This report has been updated with comment from Mississippi Power Company. A utility firm in Mississippi is seeking a default judgment against cryptocurrency mining company GAW Miners months after filing suit for breach of contract. Mississippi Power Company (MPC) said in a 17th April filing submitted to the US District Court of Southern Mississippi that it was entitled to a default judgment in its favor owing to a lack of response from GAW. MPC is seeking $346,647.29 in damages plus interest. MPC began offering services to GAW in October of last year, providing electricity to its....
Bitcoin miners servicing GAW were sued by Mississippi Power Company (MPC) for non-payment and breach of contract earlier this month, with the company seeking close to $350,000 including interest and court fees for the lawsuit. In particular, the company is claiming around $224,000 in services repayment, $50,000 in costs for GAW, and $73,493.48 in utility claims. The lawsuit was filed last week in the Southern District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, with MPC being represented by Balch and Bingham LLP. Bitcoin Miners Lawsuit. GAW has already ceased bitcoin miners operations....
A Mississippi court has ruled in favor of a state electric utility in its case against defunct cryptocurrency mining company GAW Miners. Mississippi Power Company (MPC) filed suit in April, alleging breach of contract after GAW Miners failed to pay for months of electrical provision as well as infrastructure installation. The utility initially sought $346,647.29 plus interest and court fees. In a 10th August court order, US District Judge Keith Starrett granted MPC's request for default judgment. MPC is being represented by local law firm Balch & Bingham. Starrett wrote: "Plaintiff,....
GAW Miners, the often embroiled cloud mining and hardware production company, is presently facing a lawsuit in the Southern District of Mississippi, Eastern Division, in the amount of $346,647.29 "plus all pre- and post-judgment interest, costs, and attorneys' fees." The lawsuit centers around GAW's unpaid electric bills to Mississippi Power Company for their mining facility run in Purvis, MS. The power company alleges that in order to service GAW, they had to incur a number of unusual costs, such as new transformers and associated equipment. They further claim that GAW is in debt in....
A Mississippi electric company has filed suit against GAW Miners for non-payment and breach of contract. According to court documents, Mississippi Power Company (MPC) is seeking repayment of roughly $224,000 in services, as well as nearly $50,000 in costs incurred specifically for servicing GAW. MPC is looking to collect an additional $73,493.48, an amount the utility claims it is entitled to as a result of the alleged breach of contract. The suit was filed on 8th April in the Southern District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. The electric utility is being represented by....