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- Lawyers for Shaquille O'Neal are trying to get his FTX lawsuit dismissed.
- They alleged that he was inadequately served with court papers.
- O'Neal was served last month after a three-month chase, according to tweets from a law firm.
Shaquille O'Neal is trying to get his FTX lawsuit dismissed, saying the way he was served with papers was "inadequate."
The basketball star was served last month after a three-month chase, according to tweets from the law firm involved in the case.
"Plaintiffs in the billion $ FTX class action case just served @SHAQ outside his house," The Moskowitz Law Firm tweeted on April 17. "His home video cameras recorded our service and we made it very clear that he is not to destroy or erase any of these security tapes, because they must be preserved for our lawsuit."
Now, lawyers for O'Neal are seeking to dismiss the claims against him. In a court filing, they said the legal documents were "tossed" in front of O'Neal's car as he drove out of his Georgia house and left "on the road where they landed."
Attorneys wrote in the court filing: "Mr. O'Neal has not evaded service by failing to be at the residences where plaintiffs belatedly attempted service or by driving past strangers who approached his car."
Adam Moskowitz, managing partner at The Moskowitz Law Firm, told Insider in a statement: "It is really disappointing and surreal. The video will show Mr. O'Neal finally being served, after many months of hiding, as he attempts to possibly injure the process server. We expected better from an officer of the law. Mr. O'Neal and his lawyers need to stop running and finally deal with the serious allegations."
Representatives for Shaq did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, made outside normal working hours.
In November, investors filed a proposed class-action against several celebrities and public figures who endorsed Sam Bankman-Fried's failed FTX. The suit names celebs including Tom Brady, Steph Curry, and Larry David.
FTX and sister company Alameda Research imploded in November. Senior figures at the failed crypto exchange, including cofounder and former CEO Bankman-Fried are now facing fraud charges.
After dozens of failed attempts to deliver papers to O'Neal, lawyers previously tried to serve him with an electronic link sent to his social media, Bloomberg reported. The judge presiding in the case, however, did not allow the method, it added.