Process servers thought they had successfully served the Hall of Famer in April. However, O’Neal earlier this month filed a request to dismiss the lawsuit, alleging that he had never actually received the legal papers.
“This purported ‘service’ is inadequate,” O’Neal’s attorneys said in a court filing. “It should be quashed, and the claims against Mr. O’Neal dismissed.”
According to federal law, a complaint must be served in person or through mail. If the individual being served does not receive the papers, the case can be delayed or dismissed.
In March, Forbes reported that Moskowitz’s firm had enlisted four different companies to hand O’Neal the complaint after months of failed attempts to serve the former athlete.
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During the Tuesday night game, O’Neal was also served a second complaint alleging he and his son promoted an NFT project called ASTRALS before abandoning it, according to Moskowitz.
O’Neal’s lawyer, Roberto Martinez, did not immediately reply to Us.Mistertruth MoneyWatch’s request for comment.
“The irony here is that Shaq claimed no experience in crypto but this new class case for the NFT Astrals proves the opposition — he, his son and his business partner, all planned to make many millions odd dollars, based solely on his involvement,” Moskowitz said.