In Re: FTX Cryptocurrency Exchange Collapse Litigation

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Case Number:

1:23-md-03076

Court:

Florida Southern

Nature of Suit:

Other Fraud

Multi Party Litigation:

Multi-district Litigation, Class Action

Judge:

K. Michael Moore

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  1. October 06, 2023

    FTX Investors Say Celebs Are 'Scared' To Pause MDL

    FTX shareholders responded Friday to opposition by a group of FTX's former celebrity endorsers to pausing the entire multidistrict litigation until after CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial concludes, saying the celebrities are "scared" of what the criminal trial may unearth.

  2. October 05, 2023

    Celebrities Fight Bid To Delay FTX Investors' MDL

    A group of celebrities being sued by FTX shareholders for endorsing the cryptocurrency exchange before it collapsed last year asked a Miami federal judge Thursday to reject a request to pause the multidistrict litigation until after the criminal trial of company founder Sam Bankman-Fried concludes in New York.

  3. September 22, 2023

    Fenwick, Celebrities Seek To Toss FTX Investors' Suit

    Fenwick & West LLP, several celebrities and others facing investor claims related to the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX have asked a Florida federal court to dismiss the litigation against them.

  4. September 18, 2023

    NFL QB And Influencers To Settle In FTX Collapse Suit

    Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence is among three defendants who have reached proposed settlements in a multidistrict litigation brought by FTX customers who claim he and other sports and media personalities helped promote the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange.

  5. September 11, 2023

    SBF Cites 5th Amendment In Bid To Stall FTX Customers' Suit

    Sam Bankman-Fried on Monday asked a Florida federal court to pause FTX customers' proposed class action against him until his upcoming criminal trial has concluded, arguing that his Fifth Amendment rights would be "severely and impermissibly jeopardized" if he's forced to defend the customers' claims before the trial.

  6. August 03, 2023

    FTX Customers Can't See Celebrity Contracts, For Now

    A Florida federal judge on Thursday blocked a request by former customers of FTX to see the contracts signed by celebrity promoters of the failed crypto exchange, pausing discovery in the case until at least September after celebrities complained about the burdensome and costly demands being placed on them.

  7. July 27, 2023

    FTX Customers Say Crypto Banks Helped SBF Steal $8B

    A pair of crypto banks with close ties to collapsed exchange FTX helped disgraced founder Sam Bankman-Fried abscond with $8 billion in customer assets by allowing him to place some of that money offshore and out of the hands of U.S. authorities, according to a lawsuit filed in Washington federal court.

  8. June 21, 2023

    Fenwick Taps Gibson Dunn Amid Scrutiny Over FTX Work

    As Fenwick & West LLP faces scrutiny over its role counseling FTX, the law firm has hired Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP to represent it in matters related to the now-bankrupt crypto exchange, whose former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is exploring a blame-the-lawyers criminal defense strategy.