Kleiman v. Wright

  1. March 15, 2024

    Bitcoin 'Founder' Held In Contempt For Disclosure Delay

    A Florida federal judge on Friday held self-professed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright in civil contempt for delaying disclosure of financial information to the holder of a $143 million judgment against him and said a sanctions award of reasonable attorney fees and costs would be appropriate.

  2. January 05, 2024

    Judge Affirms Sanctions Bid In $143M Bitcoin Dispute

    A Florida federal judge on Friday affirmed a magistrate judge's finding that sanctions may be warranted against self-professed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright, agreeing that Wright had delayed disclosing certain financial information to the holder of a $143 million judgment against him.

  3. September 12, 2023

    Judge Says Bitcoin 'Inventor' Could Be Sanctioned For Delays

    A Florida magistrate judge on Tuesday said self-professed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright did not have to list his bitcoin holdings in a financial disclosure form requested by the holder of a $143 million judgment against him, but could face sanctions for delays in disclosing other financial information.

  4. July 26, 2023

    Bitcoin 'Inventor' Fights Sanctions Over Financial Disclosure

    An attorney for self-professed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright argued Wednesday that his client should not be sanctioned for failing to list bitcoin holdings in a financial disclosure form requested by the holder of a $143 million judgment against him because the form did not specifically ask for digital assets.

  5. June 06, 2023

    Ownership Still In Dispute Of Co. Owed $143M In Bitcoin Fight

    A Florida federal judge declined to wade into a dispute over the ownership of a company created by self-professed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright and a deceased computer forensics expert, instead saying the court's role is to merely help the company collect a $143 million judgment against Wright.

  6. April 21, 2023

    Kleiman Estate Wants Sanctions For Bitcoin 'Inventor'

    Attorneys for the brother and estate of a deceased computer forensics expert have asked a Florida federal judge to sanction self-professed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright after he allegedly "scribbled a few bad faith responses" on a form the court ordered him to fill out after he was hit with a $143 million judgment.

  7. March 21, 2023

    Freeman Normand, Boies Schiller Beat DQ Bid In Bitcoin Fight

    A Florida federal magistrate judge on Monday rejected an attempt by self-professed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright to disqualify Freedman Normand Friedland LLP and Boies Schiller Flexner LLP from a dispute that resulted in a $143 million verdict against him, finding that Wright does not have standing to disqualify the firms.

  8. March 10, 2023

    Freedman Normand Attys Resist DQ Bid In Bitcoin Fight

    Freedman Normand Friedland LLP has hit back against self-professed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright's bid to disqualify the firm from a lawsuit that resulted in a $143 million verdict against Wright last year, blasting Wright's motion as a "wasteful crusade" based on an "utterly fanciful" legal theory.

  9. February 13, 2023

    Boies Schiller Faces DQ Bid In Bitcoin Fight

    Self-professed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright has asked a Florida federal court to disqualify Boies Schiller Flexner LLP from representing the company he started with since-deceased computer forensics expert Dave Kleiman in a long-running dispute over the company's control.

  10. January 27, 2023

    Counsel Fight Brews In Battle Over $143M Bitcoin Verdict

    Attorneys for the estate of deceased computer forensics expert Dave Kleiman objected Friday to a new attorney appearing for a company Kleiman co-founded with self-professed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright, calling the new attorney's appearance an "unbelievable gambit" by Wright to assert control over the company, which holds a $143 million judgment against Wright.

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