The law firm representing victims of FTX collapse are pleading NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal to accept their legal complaint after several failed attempts. After filing a class-action lawsuit against several celebrities for endorsing FTX, O’Neal is the only one who hasn’t been served yet. It has been reported that the legal courier in Texas has received a threatening message after the 8th efforts of serving him at his Texas residence.

Moskowitz Law Firm, representing the victims, mentioned on April 14 that they hoped O’Neal to demonstrate courtesy and honor by letting their process servers to deliver the legal complaint on his behalf on April 15. U.S. District Judge Kevin Moore has granted FTX customers until December to provide defending arguments for why O'Neal and tennis athlete Naomi Osaki should be included in the lawsuit.

Something as simply as accepting the legal complaint would take the process forward and allow both stars to start defending themselves in the matter. Victims of FTX’s collapse are hoping O’Neal to respond, who is known for “being helpful to small businesses and charities”. The Moskowitz Firm has repeatedly mentioned that the NBA star has not been accused of any wrongdoing.

At the same time, judges have also started sending paperless orders to FTX customers to provide validations as to why Osaki and O’Neal should be part of the lawsuit, as they have not been able to locate or serve them. Judge Moore, in his order, has allowed FTX customers until December to provide justification on why the duo should not be removed from the lawsuit.

This event, where victims get deprived of their free rights and money, has made the Moskowitz Law Firm to focus on finding witnesses who are ready to tell their stories of how they experienced the collapse. This would provide a direction towards the hearing for including both Osaki and O’Neal in the lawsuit. There also exists an opportunity for O’Neal to come forth and accept the legal complaint to set an example for other celebrities to accept their court papers.



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