Justin Sun scores partial win in World Liberty lawsuit

Tron founder Justin Sun secured a partial procedural victory in his lawsuit against World Liberty Financial on Aug. 20, according to his account of a California federal court hearing. Summary Justin Sun said his individual claims against World Liberty will remain before a federal court. World Liberty moved to compel arbitration and stay the California case in a June filing. The judge directed both sides to negotiate which company claims belong in court or arbitration. Justin Sun invested $45 million before alleging World Liberty improperly froze and restricted his WLFI token holdings. The procedural ruling did not determine whether either party’s fraud or defamation allegations are true. Sun said U.S. District Judge James Donato ruled that his individual claims would remain in public court. The judge reportedly declined World Liberty’s request to send every company related claim to arbitration. The court instead instructed both parties to negotiate which claims brought by Justin Sun’s companies should remain in court. Other claims could still move into private arbitration. Court records confirm that World Liberty filed a motion in June seeking to compel arbitration and pause the fe...