Kleiman v. Wright

  1. April 11, 2022

    Kleiman Estate To Appeal Multibillion-Dollar Bitcoin Case

    The estate of computer forensics expert David Kleiman is appealing the verdict that denied it potentially hundreds of billions of dollars in damages from the self-proclaimed inventor of bitcoin, according to documents filed in Florida federal court.

  2. March 09, 2022

    Fla. Judge Adds $43M In Interest To $100M Bitcoin Verdict

    A Florida federal judge added $43 million in prejudgment interest Wednesday to the $100 million jury verdict against self-professed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright for stripping a company he co-founded of its intellectual property.

  3. February 28, 2022

    Fla. Court Denies Bid For New Trial Against Bitcoin 'Inventor'

    A Florida federal court on Monday denied a request for a new trial against self-professed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright, rejecting arguments that Wright's attorneys violated a court order and improperly swayed jurors by bringing up the relationship between the plaintiff and his late brother, who was allegedly Wright's business partner.

  4. January 19, 2022

    Bitcoin 'Inventor' Fights Estate's Bid For New Trial

    Self-professed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright fought Tuesday against a new trial requested by the estate of deceased computer forensics expert Dave Kleiman, arguing that the estate's attorneys failed to object to alleged violations of a pretrial order barring the parties from discussing the relationship between Kleiman and his brother.

  5. January 05, 2022

    Bitcoin 'Inventor' Must Face New Trial, Estate Says

    The estate of deceased computer forensics expert Dave Kleiman on Tuesday asked for a new trial in a lawsuit against self-professed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright, citing multiple violations by Wright's counsel of a pretrial order barring the parties from discussing the relationship between Kleiman and his brother, the estate's representative.

  6. December 23, 2021

    No Proof Bitcoin 'Inventor' Owed Friend, Juror Tells Law360

    The estate of computer forensics expert Dave Kleiman had only two jurors on its side in its attempt to get bitcoins from self-professed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright, who had the support of the remaining members of the jury over six days of deliberations, according to one of the jurors.

  7. December 06, 2021

    Bitcoin 'Inventor' Hit With $100M Jury Verdict

    Self-professed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright escaped a potential multibillion-dollar verdict Monday in his fight with the estate of computer forensics expert Dave Kleiman after jurors hit him with a $100 million judgment but found that there was no breach of any business partnership between the two.

  8. December 01, 2021

    Judge Orders Deadlocked Bitcoin Jury To Keep Deliberating

    A Florida federal judge told deadlocked jurors Wednesday to continue deliberating in the multibillion-dollar dispute between self-professed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright and the estate of computer forensics expert Dave Kleiman over whether the two had a business partnership to mine bitcoin.

  9. November 23, 2021

    Bitcoin Trial Jurors Mull Claims 'Inventor' Stole, Hid Assets

    Jurors began deliberating Tuesday in the multibillion-dollar dispute between self-professed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright and the estate of computer forensic expert Dave Kleiman over whether the two had a business partnership to mine bitcoin.

  10. November 22, 2021

    Bitcoin 'Inventor' Takes Stand Once More At Close Of Trial

    Self-professed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright took the stand Monday in Miami to emphatically deny ever forming a business partnership with deceased computer forensics expert Dave Kleiman in a multibillion-dollar dispute with Kleiman's estate.

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