Shaquille O’Neal claims process servers ‘tossed’ FTX legal papers at his moving car

Lawyers for NBA star Shaquille O’Neal have alleged that two process servers improperly delivered legal documents after an earlier failed attempt.

In a May 8 filing filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, O’Neill’s legal team filed two lawsuits against the NBA star after “failed claims to render services.” It said Process Server “threw” legal complaint papers in front of the court. his moving car. According to the filing, O’Neill didn’t stop going to retrieve the documents and left them in the street.

“This purported ‘service’ is improper under Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Georgia law,” the filing states. “It should be dismissed and the charges against Mr. O’Neill should be dismissed.”

O’Neal was one of many high-profile people who backed FTX before filing for bankruptcy in November 2022. The NBA star appeared in a commercial saying he was “all in” on a cryptocurrency exchange.O’Neill is reportedly facing potential legal action following the exchange’s demise Said He was a “paid spokesperson” for the company.

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In November, Moskowitz’s law firm filed a class action lawsuit against celebrities and athletes for facilitating the exchange on behalf of Edwin Garrison and other FTX investors. A similar lawsuit filed against crypto influencers, including YouTuber Ben Armstrong, also known as BitBoy Crypto, allegedly promoted FTX’s “cryptocurrency scams without disclosing their rewards.” .

Moskowitz reported on April 16 that O’Neal received a legal complaint outside his home after several unsuccessful attempts. The law firm didn’t specifically say he delivered or threw the documents in his car to the NBA star.

“Mr. O’Neill never got out of his car, but when he passed a stranger lurking outside his house, one of the process servers ‘threw’ a legal document in front of his car.” ”When the document collided with a moving car, the document was “f[e]ll hit the road and the process server is ‘l[e]Look at the legal documents on the road they landed on, the public road. “

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This alleged method of providing legal documentation was “insufficient under Georgia law,” and inappropriate, according to the filing.

“Throwing the document at a moving car and leaving it unattended on a public highway is not a good practice because there is no way to know if the document has landed physically close to Mr. O’Neill. 』

Moskowitz has obtained permission from the court to provide services to other individuals involved in litigation, such as tweeting in the case of cryptocurrency YouTuber Tom Nash.

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