$XRP Lawsuit: US Court Orders Ripple To Consider “Alternative Resolution”
Ripple Lawsuit: US court orders Ripple, CEO Brad Garlinghouse and other parties to consider alternative resolution of case before proceedings.
XRP Lawsuit: In the latest development in the In re Ripple Labs Inc Litigation, defendants CEO Brad Garlinghouse, Ripple Labs and XRP II LLC have requested the court to issue final judgment on plaintiff class action claims and a stay on individual state law claim until resolution. The court has issued an order asking the parties to consider an alternative resolution. Read till last word.
Judge Asks Ripple and Plaintiffs To Reconsider in XRP Lawsuit In the latest court filing in the In re Ripple Labs Inc Litigation, Judge Phyllis Hamilton affirmed the parties about their joint motion to seek final judgment and stay in the XRP lawsuit.
However, the judge ordered that the parties need to consider an alternative resolution of filing a voluntary dismissal without prejudice of the remaining individual claim. Notably, the claim is subjected to re-filing after the resolution of the appeal on the class claims of securities law violation by Ripple, Brad Garlinghouse, and XRP II LLC.
“If the parties are amenable to this alternative resolution, the court requests that they file an amended proposed order – and if the parties are not amenable, the court requests that they file a notice to that effect – by November 4, 2024,” the court ordered.
Joint Motion to Ripple XRP Class Action Lawsuit Lead plaintiff Bradley Sostack and Ripple Labs, XRP II, and Brad Garlinghouse requested the court to issue final judgment on plaintiff’s class action claims on securities law violations. Also, a stay order on further proceedings related to state securities law violation claims until resolution of class action claims.
The settlement conference to settle the XRP lawsuit was unsuccessful. Individual plaintiffs intend to appeal this court’s summary judgment order resolving the class claims. Whereas the class claims put at issue all XRP purchases over a six-year period, the individual claim concerns purchases by a single buyer in January 2018.
Pretrial conference is set for December 19 and Jury Selection and Jury Trial are scheduled for January 21. Recently, Judge Hamilton granted orders on four motions in Ripple lawsuit under the Daubert rule pending before the court. It came as a win for plaintiffs as the court ruled mostly in favor of requests by plaintiffs.
Ripple SEC Case Also Set for Appeals Hearing Ripple vs SEC lawsuit set to proceed in the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeal as both parties filed Form C. Surprisingly, the agency has reinstated securities law violation charges against Ripple executives Brad Garlinghouse and Chris Larsen.
Meanwhile, Ripple Labs executives Brad Garlinghouse and Chris Larsen hired key attorneys in the appeals court to dismiss claims in the XRP lawsuit. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has requested the second circuit court to set January 15, 2025 as the deadline for its principal brief regarding the appeals.
XRP price continues to trade near $0.52 level this week despite overall bullish market conditions. The price is currently trading at $0.524, down 17% this month. Notably, the major buying activity is witnessed in derivatives markets as open interest continues to hit higher.
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XRP fell 1% in 24 hours to $0.5881 after reversing from $0.6044 barrier this morning.
XRP rises 2.5% every week but falls 3.5% per month, however it rises 15% per year.
Attempts to breach $0.60 resistance twice over the weekend imply a more persistent breakthrough.
Since the market has improved over the previous week, XRP may be entering a bull trend.
Is XRP Breaking $1? Watch $0.6044 Resistance. XRP's indications are still positive, suggesting it will retest its resistance level in one or two days after dropping yesterday.
The purple relative strength indicator is increasing to 50 after falling to 35 yesterday night, indicating returning buyers.
At $1 billion, the coin's trading volume is solid, and its resistance (red) and support (green) levels are converging, suggesting a breakout.
XRP will likely break out whenever it breaks over $0.6044, which it hasn't done since August.
Another noteworthy development is that one whale bought 30 million XRP on Upbit this weekend.
This accumulation suggests that XRP might have a few good months after underperforming for most of the year.
However, with the Federal Reserve dropping rates last week and expected to reduce them again before New Year, the cryptocurrency market may turn positive around Christmas.
XRP might reach $0.70 by November and $1 by 2024 with Ripple's reinvigorated growth principles.