Justin Sun won a key procedural battle against Trump-backed World Liberty Financial on Thursday, keeping his personal claims against the crypto venture in public federal court rather than private arbitration.

The California judge rejected World Liberty’s attempt to force all of Sun’s claims behind closed doors. The court also ordered both sides to determine which claims involving Sun-controlled companies should remain in court and which should move to arbitration.

“The judge ruled that all of my individual claims will remain in the public courtroom,” Sun said after the hearing.

The ruling does not decide whether World Liberty acted illegally. It does, however, keep the most personal part of Sun’s dispute in a public forum, where future filings and evidence could face greater scrutiny.

Justin Sun Keeps the Pressure on World Liberty Financial

Sun sued World Liberty in April after the company froze WLFI tokens linked to him. He alleges World Liberty secretly added controls that allowed it to restrict or destroy tokens and later used those powers against him. 

World Liberty denies wrongdoing and says Sun violated agreements governing his holdings.

The cleanest way to understand the Justin Sun–World Liberty Financial fight is that it started as one of the closest alliances in Trump crypto and has turned into a fight over hundreds of millions of dollars.

Sun invested $45 million in WLFI during its early token sale and became one of the project’s largest backers.

World Liberty has since accused Sun of improperly moving tokens and participating in activity designed to pressure WLFI’s price. Sun denies those claims.

WLFI has remained volatile as the legal battle has intensified, adding another layer of uncertainty around a token already facing questions over governance, unlock schedules and issuer control.

The fight now moves back toward the substance of Sun’s claims. World Liberty still has avenues to seek dismissal, meaning Thursday’s ruling keeps the case alive in public without deciding who ultimately wins.

Source: BeInCrypto