April 26, 2024
Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has urged a Florida federal judge to dismiss a $1 billion proposed class action lawsuit against him over promoting Binance.US, saying the embattled cryptocurrency exchange is listed as the target of the suit — in an "apparent Freudian slip" — instead of him.
March 06, 2024
A Florida federal judge has set a February 2025 trial date and other pre-trial details for the proposed class action against soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo related to his role in promoting embattled crypto platform Binance.com, following the failure of the parties to file their joint scheduling reports.
January 17, 2024
Former customers of Binance.com have asked a Florida federal court for permission to serve notice of their $1 billion proposed class action to Cristiano Ronaldo via the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, for his alleged role in luring users to the legally embattled cryptocurrency exchange, arguing that the mega soccer star's jet-setting lifestyle makes him hard to find.
January 01, 2024
An ever-increasing volume of lawsuits involving the NCAA highlights the list of sports and betting cases to watch in 2024, including battles over athletes' right to compensation for their name, image and likeness and their fight to collectively bargain and be designated as employees. Plus, racial discrimination suits against the NFL, and more. Here, Law360 looks at the top sports and betting cases the legal world will be watching in the new year.
November 28, 2023
Three men have filed a $1 billion proposed class action against soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo in Florida federal court that accuses the star forward of helping lure customers to the legally embattled crypto platform Binance.com.