February 26, 2019
The founder of defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has told a federal judge that Japanese proceedings will likely provide a "full recovery" to former exchange users, so their federal case against him in Illinois should be halted.
August 27, 2018
The founder of now-defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox on Friday asked an Illinois federal judge to dismiss claims against him brought by a proposed class of the exchange's users, arguing that the court has no personal jurisdiction over him.
August 10, 2018
A former user of the now-defunct Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox asked an Illinois federal judge to enter a default judgment against the exchange's founder Mark Karpeles on Friday, saying he has not responded to a proposed class action over its collapse.
June 07, 2018
An Illinois federal judge on Thursday declined to certify a class of Mt. Gox customers who deposited money in the bitcoin exchange through the Japanese bank Mizuho, saying testimony from a plaintiff hoping to represent the class in a suit over the exchange's collapse showed he was too vulnerable to unique defenses.
April 04, 2018
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation declined on Wednesday to centralize in Illinois three proposed class actions against Japan-based Mizuho Bank Ltd. over the collapse of bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox.
December 11, 2017
Japanese bank Mizuho Bank Ltd. on Monday won dismissal of claims brought by one of the named plaintiffs in a proposed class action over the collapse of bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, with an Illinois federal judge agreeing that a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling bars him from joining the suit.
August 16, 2017
A Japanese bank being sued over the collapse of the Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange told an Illinois federal court Tuesday that it should dismiss claims brought by California and Pennsylvania residents in light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting trial courts' jurisdiction over claims involving out-of-state parties.
July 25, 2017
An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday rejected Mizuho Bank Ltd.'s request for sanctions against Edelson PC, saying there wasn't enough evidence to support an order that Edelson strike claims in its proposed class action over the collapse of bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox.
September 14, 2016
A proposed class of Mt. Gox Bitcoin exchange customers on Wednesday asked an Illinois federal court for permission to serve the now-jailed CEO Mark Karpeles through his former counsel, as previous attempts to reach him in Japan have failed.
August 29, 2016
A Japanese bank must face some liability for financial losses arising from the closure of the Mt. Gox Bitcoin exchange, an Illinois federal judge ruled Friday, finding that the proposed class of customers sufficiently showed that the bank's improper conduct led to its unjust enrichment.