Ricardo Salinas Pliego

Application by William Laggner to take discovery from Ricardo Salinas Pliego, described as "the third wealthiest individual in Mexico" who is "the founder and chairman of Grupo Salinas, a corporate conglomerate", for use in legal proceedings in the Cayman Islands involving a petition to wind-up crypto and blockchain firm Uphold Ltd. amid allegations that "Board members Adrian Steckel, James Chen, and former Uphold CEOs J.P. Thieriot, Anthony Watson, and Tim Parsa, in concert with Salinas, engaged in a series of unlawful and self-enriching transactions to the detriment of the Company and other shareholders", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.

Winding Up Petition in William Laggner, of Dallas, Texas; Bearing Ventures LLC, of Delaware; West End Capital II LLC, of New York, NY; Charles Simmons, of Houston, Texas; Peter Kearns, of Princeton, New Jersey, and Michael Zaitsev, of New York, NY, v. Uphold Ltd., described as "a wallet blockchain platform that facilitates payments within and to the financial services industry", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.