{"id":81018,"date":"2024-06-11T17:33:39","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T21:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=81018"},"modified":"2024-06-11T17:33:42","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T21:33:42","slug":"judge-approves-2-4m-settlement-for-sports-stars-over-promoting-voyager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/judge-approves-2-4m-settlement-for-sports-stars-over-promoting-voyager\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge Approves $2.4M Settlement for Sports Stars Over Promoting Voyager"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Florida judge has approved a legal settlement of $2.4M for Robert Gronkowski, Victor Oladipo, and Landon Cassill in response to promoting <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/voyager-digital-recovers-over-480m-from-ftx-3ac-settlements.html\">Voyager Digital<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Voyager-Digital-receives-a-European-trading-license.png\" alt=\"Judge Approves $2.4M Settlement for Sports Stars Over Promoting Voyager\" class=\"wp-image-12204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Voyager-Digital-receives-a-European-trading-license.png 800w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Voyager-Digital-receives-a-European-trading-license-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Voyager-Digital-receives-a-European-trading-license-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Voyager-Digital-receives-a-European-trading-license-360x180.png 360w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Voyager-Digital-receives-a-European-trading-license-750x375.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Judge Approves $2.4M Settlement for Sports Stars Over Promoting Voyager<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Judge Roy Altman granted preliminary approval of a class action settlement for NFL star Robert Gronkowski, NBA player Victor Oladipo, and NASCAR driver Landon Cassill in a filing in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida on June 10. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In May, the attorneys for the three sports personalities announced that they had reached a mutual agreement to pay approximately $2.4 million to resolve the case. Gronkowski, in particular, will be responsible for paying $1.9 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-jnews-360x180\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-60-360x180.png\" alt=\"June 10 filing in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Source: PACER\" class=\"wp-image-81029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-60-360x180.png 360w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-60-750x375.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">June 10 filing in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Source: PACER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially filed in 2022, the class-action lawsuit against former Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban alleged that the billionaire misrepresented Voyager's services, resulting in the loss of money for inexperienced investors when the firm filed for bankruptcy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The proposed settlement would resolve matters for Gronkowski, Oladipo, and Cassill if the court grants final approval, but it would not resolve matters for Cuban or the Mavericks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The civil lawsuit is ancillary to other legal proceedings in which Voyager debtors have been involved since 2022. The company had been in bankruptcy court and had addressed claims regarding funds at <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/genesis-three-arrows-capital-reach-agreement-on-1b-of-claims.html\">Three Arrows Capital<\/a> and the defunct crypto exchange FTX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A motion was approved by a judge in April, under which FTX would &#8220;relinquish all rights&#8221; to approximately $450 million in funds that will be used to compensate Voyager creditors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2023, a federal magistrate confirmed an order that mandated Voyager and its affiliates to provide the U.S. Federal Trade Commission with over $1.6 billion in monetary relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephen Ehrlich, the former CEO of Voyager, has been the subject of parallel litigation from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Federal Trade Commission<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a> for making fraudulent statements regarding the company's services. 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