Tfue\u2019s original lawsuit vs FaZe Clan dismissed by California judge Tfue\/FaZeFortnite star Turner \u2018Tfue\u2019 Tenney has had his original complaint against FaZe Clan dismissed in California, yet, the esports org\u2019s counter-suit is still moving ahead in New York. Back in May of 2019, Tfue stunned the internet when it was revealed that he was suing FaZe Clan for over an \u201coppressive contract\u201d that allegedly restricted his business opportunities and claimed that the org took up to 80 percent of his earnings. Since then, the two parties have gone back and forth between cases in both California and New York. In March of 2020, a New York judge dismissed several claims in the case \u2013 including FaZe\u2019s argument for \u201cintentional interference with contract,\u201d given that Tfue had allegedly encouraged other players to follow in his footsteps and leave the esports org. However, in the newest update to the ongoing cases, it appears as if their dispute will be settled on the East Coast and not in California. Per Hollywood Reporter, on Friday July 10, Californian Judge David Cowan issued an order dismissing Tfue\u2019s claims that the case should be fought on the West Coast. Tfue\u2019s side had made the argument that FaZe violated the Talent Agencies Act \u2013 which would help esports athletes fall under the same banner as actors and other artists. FaZe Clan\u2019s chief legal officer, Philip Gordon, said, \u201cWe are very pleased with Judge Cowan\u2019s decision to dismiss Turner\u2019s case. This is one of many moments throughout this legal process when the courts have ruled in our favor. We haven\u2019t wanted to argue this in the press because we don\u2019t want to attack Turner. We care about him and our gamers who have been hurt by this process. The reality is we support Turner and invested heavily in his career \u2014 we simply want an outcome that is fair. We look forward to continuing the N.Y. case and feel confident in its outcome.\u201d Tfue\u2019s lawyer Bryan Freedman said, \u201cGiven the court\u2019s favorable findings on the rulings on summary judgment and the upcoming hearing in front of the Labor Commission concerning illegal procurement, there was no need to have the proceeding in state court. All issues will be resolved in the trial in New York and in front of the California Labor Commission. My client is very confident and looks forward adjudicating these issues.\u201d While that side of the argument has been put to bed in the state of California, the Fortnite star does have one standing issue on the West Coast in the form of a complaint to the California Labor Commissioner regarding the TAA. All the other arguments in the case will be moving forward in New York, however, as the argument inches ever closer to a court trial. However, it isn\u2019t likely to be resolved anytime soon. A start date for the trail has been penciled in for October 5, though, things could change in the weeks and months leading up to that point.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Tfue\u2019s original lawsuit vs FaZe Clan dismissed by California judge Tfue\/FaZeFortnite star Turner \u2018Tfue\u2019 Tenney has had his original complaint against FaZe Clan dismissed in California, yet, the esports org\u2019s counter-suit is still moving ahead in New York. Back in May of 2019, Tfue stunned the internet when it was revealed that he was suing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60293"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60293\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}