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Kleiman v. Wright

  1. March 09, 2020

    Bitcoin 'Inventor' Must Hand Over More Docs In $10B Suit

    Self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright must produce thousands of documents he claims are privileged in a $10 billion suit over his former business partner's estate, a Florida magistrate judge ruled Monday.

  2. February 12, 2020

    'Bitcoin Inventor' Claims He Can't Share Hidden Docs

    An Australian who claims he invented Bitcoin said Tuesday that legal precedent in both his country of origin and in Florida preclude him from having to cough up thousands of documents in connection with a $10 billion suit alleging that he improperly wrested control of the Bitcoin and intellectual property of his late business partner.

  3. February 03, 2020

    $10B Suit Accuses Bitcoin 'Founder' Of Hiding 11,000 Docs

    Self-styled Bitcoin inventor Craig Wright cannot use over a dozen nonexistent companies to assert privilege on a heap of over 11,000 documents — effectively hiding the paperwork — the estate of his late business partner David Kleiman told a federal judge in a $10 billion Florida suit on Sunday.

  4. January 14, 2020

    Bitcoin Founder Reveals Holdings After Sanctions Threat

    Self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor Craig Wright told a Florida federal court on Tuesday that he had handed over a list of his bitcoin holdings, after the court had threatened him with sanctions over his failure to comply with discovery orders in a bitter dispute with his former partner's estate.

  5. January 10, 2020

    Judge Lifts Hefty Sanctions Against Bitcoin Founder

    A Florida federal judge on Friday vacated a magistrate judge's order requiring self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor Craig Wright to give up billions of dollars in bitcoin, ruling that the sanction went too far in punishing Wright for disobeying discovery orders in a bitter dispute with his former partner's estate.

  6. January 02, 2020

    Estate Can't Yet Bar Bitcoin 'Inventor' Wife's Trial Testimony

    A Florida federal judge has ruled that it is too early to bar the wife of Bitcoin's self-proclaimed inventor from testifying at trial in a dispute with his ex-partner's estate, but noted the married couple's obstinance in making her available for a deposition.

  7. December 17, 2019

    Bitcoin 'Inventor' Can't Skirt Hefty Sanctions, Estate Says

    The self-proclaimed inventor of Bitcoin is trying to wriggle free from an "absolutely justified" sanctions order to give up half the bitcoin he mined before the death of his business partner, the ex-partner's estate said Monday.

  8. December 10, 2019

    Bitcoin 'Inventor' Fights Atty Fee Bid Over Sanctions

    Self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor Craig Wright fought back Monday against a bid by his late partner's estate for $658,581 in attorney fees and expenses incurred while trying to get Wright to comply with court orders, calling the request "egregious" and "unreasonable."

  9. November 26, 2019

    Bitcoin 'Inventor' Battles Order To Give Up Half His Bitcoin

    The self-proclaimed inventor of Bitcoin is fighting a sanctions order to give up half of the bitcoin he mined before the death of his business partner, saying Monday that the order is essentially a "judgment of liability without trial."

  10. November 21, 2019

    Bitcoin 'Inventor' Faces $658K Atty Fee Bid Over Sanctions

    The estate accusing self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor Craig Wright of stealing $10 billion worth of the cryptocurrency from his late partner is seeking $658,581 in attorney fees and expenses incurred while trying to get Wright to comply with court orders.

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