Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen

Euroinvest Securities Ltd. et al v. Barclays Bank Plc: Complaint

February 9, 2023

Complaint alleging "violation of a regulatory cap on certain securities that it offered and sold" in Euroinvest Securities Ltd., of the Marshall Islands, and Murat Safin, of England v. Barclays Bank Plc, of England, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

FourWorld Event Opportunities Fund LP v. JPMorgan Chase & Co.: Discovery Application (Sweden)

November 21, 2022

Application by FourWorld Event Opportunities Fund LP to take discovery from JPMorgan Chase & Co. for use in legal proceedings in Sweden in which "Petitioner seeks a determination of the proper buy-out price of its shares in Hembla AB following the acquisition of the majority stock holdings in Hembla by Vonovia SE and its wholly owned subsidiary, HomeStar InvestCo AB, and in connection with HomeStar’s subsequent, unconditional tender offer and the unfairly low price paid for all of the remaining stock owned by Petitioner and the other minority shareholders" and has alleged a "squeeze-out", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Kuramo Capital Management LLC et al v. Elizabeth Seruma: Complaint (‘Unjust Enrichment’)

September 27, 2022

Complaint alleging conversion, unjust enrichment, and aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty in Kuramo Capital Management LLC, of Delaware; Kuramo Africa Opportunity Master Fund II LP, Kuramo Africa Opportunity Master Co-Investment Vehicle III LP, and Kuramo Africa Opportunity Agribusiness Vehicle LP, all of the Cayman Islands v. Elizabeth Seruma, described as "the wife of one of Kuramo's long-time investment managers—an individual named Larry Seruma", at the Superior Court of New Jersey, Mercer County.

Benthos Master Fund Ltd. v. Aaron Etra: Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award

April 30, 2020

Petition to Confirm Final Arbitration Award of $5 million regarding "a purported sale of Bitcoin that turned out to be a scam" in Benthos Master Fund Ltd., a Cayman Islands fund based in San Francisco v. Aaron Etra, described as "an attorney licensed to practice law in New York", at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Benthos Master Fund Ltd. v. Hugh Austin et al: Default Judgment Motion

September 30, 2019

Plaintiff's Notice of Motion for Default Judgment regarding alleged cryptocurrency-related fraud in Benthos Master Fund Ltd., based in San Francisco, domiciled in the Cayman Islands, where its registered agent is Ogier Global (Cayman) Limited v. Hugh Austin, a.k.a. Eugene W. Austin, of Port Jefferson, New York; John Austin, of Port Jefferson, New York; Brandon Austin, of Bradenton, Florida; Valkyrie Group LLC, of Bradenton, Florida, and Valhalla Venture Group LLC, of Port Jefferson, New York, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Benthos Master Fund Ltd. v. Tracy Evans: Complaint

June 4, 2019

Complaint alleging cryptocurrency-related fraud in Benthos Master Fund Ltd., based in San Francisco, domiciled in the Cayman Islands v. Tracy Evans, of New York, at the Supreme Court for the State of New York, County of New York.

Benthos Master Fund Ltd. v. Aaron Etra et al: Petition For Preliminary Injunctive Relief

October 15, 2018

Petition for Preliminary Injunctive Relief in Benthos Master Fund Ltd., based in San Francisco, domiciled in the Cayman Islands v. Aaron Etra, an attorney based in New York, and Jane Doe, a.k.a. Tracy Evans, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Robert Simpson v. Melissa Gayheart: Complaint

September 24, 2018

Complaint in Robert Simpson, individually and as successor-in-interest to Cayman Islands-domiciled Simpson Master Investments Limited v. Melissa Gayheart, a resident of Kentucky, as Trustee of MSJJ Retirement Group Trust, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.