Process servers assert that they successfully located and served the former basketball superstar during an NBA playoff game at the Miami sports stadium, previously known as FTX Arena. Shaquille O'Neal, the former basketball star, has encountered yet another encounter with process servers, who have been attempting to deliver a class-action lawsuit to him for several months, alleging his involvement in promoting FTX.
However, a new lawsuit has now been added to the mix, accusing O'Neal of establishing and endorsing a Solana-based nonfungible token project called Astrals. The lawsuit alleges that these tokens were considered "unregistered securities."
According to The Wall Street Journal, on May 23, process servers reportedly managed to reach O'Neal at the former FTX Arena, currently known as the Kaseya Center, during a playoff basketball game where he was providing commentary.
Adam Moskowitz, the attorney who filed both lawsuits, stated that O'Neal was served with both the FTX class-action lawsuit and a separate class-action suit pertaining to his alleged promotion of the Astrals project.
Previously, O'Neal argued in court that the process servers for the FTX lawsuit had thrown the papers in front of his moving vehicle, and he had left them on the road. His legal team contended that this form of service was insufficient.
As per federal regulations, a lawsuit is only considered properly served when it follows the state law for delivering a summons. O'Neal's lawyers claimed that the previous lawsuit served in Georgia was not executed by an authorized individual.
Regarding the recent lawsuit service, Moskowitz stated that the process server purchased tickets to the Eastern Conference finals game held on May 23 at the arena, where O'Neal was commentating from a platform.
While O'Neal was on the platform, the server allegedly managed to deliver the complaint. Moskowitz further claimed that O'Neal subsequently had the process server expelled from the arena.
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