Bitpay, a provider of bitcoin payment tools, was sued on Nov. 16 in Georgia Northern District Court for personal injury claims. The court action, filed by the Law Office of Matthew J. Bouillon Mascarenas on behalf of Hugo Soares, accuses the defendant of failing to issue terms of use prior to a supply chain attack that resulted in the plaintiff losing more than 336 bitcoin. The suit further contends that the defendant failed to warn customers that their bitcoin accounts were in jeopardy from the attack. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 1:23-cv-05262, Soares v. Bitpay, Inc.

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