Logan Paul can't blame the co-founder of the collapse, the judge says

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YouTuber Logan Paul should not be allowed to accuse the co-creators of not escaping the lawsuit, a US judge advised.

Judge Ronald Griffin urged federal court in Austin, Texas on Tuesday to deny Paul’s request for a default ruling against Cryptozoo co-founders Eduardo Ibanez and Jake Greenbaum.

Judge Griffin said he would allow Paul to bid. This will see the court’s rules against Ibanetz and Greenbaum without a trial, as they have not responded that it “unquestionably brings judgment.”

A group of Cryptozoo NFT buyers first sued Paul, Ibanez and Greenbaum, who were involved in the project in early 2023, claiming that it was “Ragpur,” and that it had promised a perk that never happened.

Paul filed a counterclaim against Ibanetz and Greenbaum in January 2024, claiming that he had hired the duo to help run the project, but they seduced him and caused the collapse of Cryptozoo.

The premise of Cryptozoo is that players can “hatch” NFT “eggs” into animals, “hatch” them, and “hatch” into animals that can be used to create hybrid animals that can be kept and traded with tokens. sauce: Cryptozoo

Cryptozoo was released in 2021 and featured NFTS along with tokens, but the planned blockchain-based game was not released.

If Paul’s move is permitted, the lawsuit could collapse: the judge

Judge Griffin said Paul’s attempts to blame Ibanez and Greenbaum and “instill them because of Cryptozo’s downfall and the resulting injuries.”

“At its core, the case asks the court to determine whether the defendant together committed any form of fraud in the promotion and operation of Cryptozoo,” he added.

“If the court grants a default judgment and thereby blames Ibanetz and Greenbaum for all liability, what will the plaintiff’s claims regarding Paul and the other defendants?”

Paul’s bid only opposed to his co-founder and is not an allegation levelled by Cryptozo’s buyers, but Judge Griffin said Paul “has not demonstrated that based on the nature of his claims, the risk of inconsistent judgments is reduced — the court is not sure.”

“The court believes that the defendant is similarly located and possesses closely related defenses, and the plaintiff will file a strain of joint liability on the defendant, and most importantly, controlling Paul’s claim at this point would undoubtedly lead to a contradictory judgment,” the judge added.

Paul in Cryptozoo claims legal battle with YouTubers

In another lawsuit in June 2024, Paul sued Stephen Findeisen, a YouTuber known as “Coffeezilla,” claiming he made defamatory comments about Cryptozoo in a series of videos.

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The judge allowed the complaint to move on in March, and Findeisen asked for a lawsuit against Paul by Cryptozoo NFT buyers that Paul opposed.

Cryptozoo nft buyer has been refunded

In January 2023, Paul promised to plan for Cryptozoo and, a year later, he paid $2.3 million for a Cryptozoo buyer’s refund, provided that the claimant agrees not to sue the project.

Paul refunded 0.1 Ether (ETH), the same amount that Cryptozoo token was originally sold in 2021.

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