Tether scores win in class action case as court dismisses RICO claims
"Litigation will expose this case for what it is: a clumsy attempt at a money grab, which recklessly harms the whole cryptocurrency ecosystem," said Tether. The judge in the class-action lawsuit filed in the Southern District of New York against stablecoin issuer Tether and crypto exchange Bitfinex has granted motions to dismiss many of the claims in the case.According to court documents filed Sept. 28 in the Southern District of New York, District Judge Katherine Polk Failla has granted motions from Tether’s and Bitfinex’s parent company iFinex to dismiss key claims in the plaintiffs’....
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A 2014 class action lawsuit by plaintiffs in Canada against defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has been dismissed. The law firm representing Canadian plaintiffs in the class action against Mt. Gox, a now-defunct bitcoin exchange has revealed that the case will be dismissed. The class action lawsuit was originally brought to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against MtGox Inc., Mt. Gox KK, Tibanne KK, Mt. Gox North America Inc., Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Mark Karpeles (CEO) and Jed Mccaleb (founder). The case sought $465 million ($500 million CAD) in compensation for Canadians who placed their....
It is also important to note that, in Canada, the “loser’ of a lawsuit is forced to pay the costs to the winner. In this particular case, that amount would total up to several millions of dollars, which is simply not feasible for most Mt. Gox victims. The Mt. Gox lawsuit is keeping a lot of Bitcoin enthusiasts on edge as of late, as many affected victims are still holding out hope of a [partial] refund. But over in Canada, the class action lawsuit against Mt. Gox has been dismissed, which is not good news at all. Canadian Mt. Gox Lawsuit Dismissed. Albeit there is an official trustee for....
Lawyer Kyle Roche previously withdrew as counsel on several crypto class-action lawsuits, including the Tether and Bitfinex Crypto Asset Litigation. The fallout from the leaked Kyle Roche videos has continued after two law firms submitted a document to the court asking that his law firm Roche Freedman be removed as interim co-lead from the Tether and Bitfinex Crypto Asset Litigation.Roche Freedman are acting for plaintiffs in the class-action lawsuit initiated in 2019 alleging Tether and Bitfinex manipulated the crypto market by issuing unbacked USDT. Kirby McInerney LLP (Kirby) and Radice....
An effort to bring a class action lawsuit against defunct bitcoin exchange Mt Gox has been dismissed in Canada, according to a notice posted by Charney Lawyers PC today. Launched in 2014, the class action sought to recover damages plaintiffs lost in the exchange’s collapse, an effort that continues in the US. Now, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ruled that claims against Mt Gox Inc, Mt. Gox KK, Tibanne KK, Mt Gox North America Inc, Mizuho Bank as well as Mt Gox CEO Mark Karpeles and founder Jed Mccaleb will not proceed. Sources close to the lawsuit report that the bid proved....
Bitfinex and Tether’s legal representatives also want the law firm to return or destroy all defendant-issued documents and confirm they haven't been shared. USDT-issuer Tether wants law firm Roche Freedman “terminated” as counsel from the Bitfinex and Tether class action lawsuit following a motion from Kyle Roche to be removed as counsel in the case.In an Aug. 31 court order request by Elliot Greenfield of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, the law firm representing Tether and Bitfinex requested that Roche’s law firm be removed from the case entirely and to certify that they’ve returned or....