The class-action plaintiffs in the high-profile "Moneymaker v. Paypal" case have received an adverse ruling from the US's Ninth District Court of Appeals that likely ends the plaintiffs' pursuit of justice against PayPal's allegedly unfair freezing and seizure of funds, often without disclosure of the rreasons why, from affected accounts.
According to Nevada attorney Eric Bensamochan, who is one of several attorneys representing plaintiff groups in the case, the Ninth Circuit ruling upheld an earlier district-court decision. That ruling combined the lawsuit with another, similar action and deemed that the matter must be decided according the arbitration structure dictated within PayPal's terms of service, despite the allegedly illegal, no-recourse seizures and account terminations that occurred.
Bensamochan explained to PokerOrg that despite the US-court setback, efforts would likely continue on a parallel legal track in Canada for other plaintiffs, as PayPal's terms and conditions in Canada do not prohibit class-action filings as they do in the US.
Bensamochan posted an excerpt of the Ninth District ruling on social media earlier today. "To all who were waiting to hear from us regarding 9th Circuit Courts decision, they have ruled in PayPal’s favor, if you’d like to read more about it please view document attached below," Bensamochan posted. "Thank you to everyone who supported up and trusted us as well. We just want everyone to know we did our best and we never gave up… it’s not over, more to come!"
