On February 22, 2023, Judge Victor Marrero of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an order in Friel v. Dapper Labs, Inc., denying Dapper Labs and its CEO’s motion to dismiss a putative securities class action. The court held that, at the pleading stage and accepting all allegations as true, plaintiffs adequately alleged that Dapper Labs violated Sections 5 and 12(a)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act) by offering National Basketball Association (NBA) Top Shot Moments non-fungible tokens (Moments) without a registration statement. The court also held that plaintiffs adequately alleged control … Read more