Influencer Logan Paul should be allowed to proceed with a lawsuit accusing YouTuber known as “Coffeezilla” of making destructive comments about Paul’s failed project, a Texas magistrate judge said.
In a March 26 report filed in a federal San Antonio federal court, Magistrate Judge Henry Bemporad recommended that the judge Orlando Garcia, administering the case, denied Stephen Findeisen to overthrow Paul’s lawsuit, as Findeisen has shown more of the “opinions” than “opinions.”
“At the phase of pleading, the Plaintiff (Paul) is sufficiently the statements in the issue in this case are reasonably capable of destructive meaning and unreliable opinions,” Bemporad wrote.
“The court should deny the dispute of the defendants whose context provides Findeisen’s statements that have nothing to do with it,” he added.
Paul Sued Findeisen in June.
Cryptozoo is pined as a blockchain game where players buy NFT “eggs” that can enter animals that can thickly create unique animals to earn tokens depending on their extraordinary. The game has not been materialize yet.
An example of a cryptozoo nft animal that combines a shark and an elephant. Source: Cryptozoo
Paul claimed that Findeisen called him “a serial scammer” and the cryptozoo was a “scam” and a “massive con,” which Paul denied.
Findeisen asked the court for an early judgment last month, claiming his statements made to take as opinions And his videos have disclaimers in the description section that says like this.
But Bemporad found that “Findeisen’s three statements meet the legal sense of destructive -praise” and noted that disclaimers are “not particularly known” and “only seen when the section is expanded.”
“Although disclaimers are more displayed, however, they do not materially change the realistic nature of Findeisen’s assertions,” he added.
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Paul or Findeisen may oppose Bemporad’s report within 14 days. The lawyers for Paul and Findeisen did not immediately respond to requests for comment outside business hours.
Findeisen also released three videos in 2022 in Cryptozoo, which Paul did not bring accusations to the defamation -Plam but previously Threatening to pursue.
Later he was backtracking, apologizing, and in January 2023, promised to come up with a plan for cryptozoo – which came a year later with Paul earmarking $ 2.3 million for refunds As long as those who claim to not sue the project are not allowed.
Meanwhile, a group of cryptozoo consumers accused of Paul and others They accused the business involved in an action lawsuit, which Paul asked to throw away. He has it too Filed A counter-suit against two business partners he claims to blame for cryptozoo’s frustration.
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