Crypto YouTuber Served Lawsuit via Tweet in FTX Investor Lawsuit
The Moskowitz Law Firm, which is backing a class-action lawsuit against influencers who allegedly promoted the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX without disclosing their compensation, has served a lawsuit notice to a crypto YouTuber via Twitter. Tom Nash, believed to reside in Georgia, is the last of ten defendants named in the lawsuit, and he was served via a tweet after lawyers claimed they couldn’t serve him through other means. On May 2, a Florida district court judge granted The Moskowitz Law Firm permission to serve legal notice to Nash via a tweet.
How Nash Was Served Using Twitter
The law firm tweeted the notice to Nash on May 2, mentioning his Twitter handle in the post, thereby giving him legal notice of the lawsuit. The filing set out instructions on how Nash would be served using Twitter. A legal notice URL was required to be shared by the law firm through its official Twitter account, tagging Nash’s Twitter account. Moskowitz was also required to send the URL in an email to his publicly known email address. The filing stated that Nash’s frequent internet use suggests that it is a reliable way of contacting him.
Federal Ruling Allows Alternate Method of Service
A federal ruling allows the district court to “order an alternate method for service to be executed on foreign defendants,” provided it isn’t against international agreements and is likely to effectively notify the defendant. The ruling explained that Georgia and the U.S. are parties to The Hague Convention, which provides a standardized method for serving legal documents between signatory countries.
Other Defendants Named in the Lawsuit
In addition to Nash, the other nine defendants named in the lawsuit comprise seven YouTubers, including Graham Stephan, Brian Jung, and Ben Armstrong (known as “BitBoy Crypto”), and the talent management company that handled the promotion of FTX, Creators Agency, and its founder Erika Kullberg. Armstrong had missed a court appearance on April 20 to address his alleged “harassment towards plaintiffs’ counsel” and instead posted pictures of himself on a beach in the Bahamas on Twitter while openly mocking the order.
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