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This is a partial list of lawsuits involving American YouTuber, internet personality, and businessman James Stephen Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, and the brands and companies he owns.
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This is a partial list of lawsuits involving American YouTuber, internet personality, and businessman James Stephen Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, and the brands and companies he owns.
On July 31, 2023, Donaldson filed a lawsuit against Virtual Dining Concepts for breach of contract. Donaldson's complaint stated his belief that the company behind his chain has failed to uphold the quality he so desired, alleging that it was more focused on its own growth than the quality of the venture's product. The filing also stated that Virtual Dining Concepts trademarked MrBeast without the knowledge of Donaldson, and because of such, Donaldson has not received any compensation from MrBeast Burger. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Virtual Dining's lawyers quickly dismissed the complaints and alleged that Donaldson's allegations are "riddled with false statements and inaccuracies", noting that Donaldson recently attempted to negotiate a new contract with Virtual Dining. The firm, represented by Greenberg Traurig, further claims that Donaldson used "bullying tactics" in order to escape from his existing contractual obligations without sensible reasoning. Virtual Dining "had hoped Mr. Donaldson would act honorably", but said he had "elevated greed over his word and the truth", and that he "will face the consequences in court when Virtual Dining files it[ sic ] claims against him". The case will be heard in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, with no judge assigned as of yet. [6] [7] [8]
On August 25, 2023, Dees Nuts LLC, a Florida-based peanut company, filed a lawsuit against Feastables LLC, the company used to handle Donaldson's snack brand Feastables. [9] [10] [11] Dees Nuts alleged Feastables of trademark infringement, as Feastables used "Deez Nuts" as one of their chocolate bar flavours. This name is similar both in spelling and phonetically to "Dee's Nuts", a trademark that Dees Nuts LLC has held since September 25, 2012. [11] : 3 [12] The court ordered on December 6, 2023 that Feastables cease all use of the "Deez Nuts" name. [13] [14]
On September 16, 2024, a class action lawsuit - on behalf of five contestants of the upcoming $100-million-dollar Beast Games series on Prime Video - was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court against Donaldson (under his production company MrB2024, LLC), Off One's Base, LLC (a production company), Amazon Alternative, LLC (a division of Amazon Studios that creates unscripted television), and 100 anonymous individuals. [15]
The complaint alleged that the Beast Games contestants experienced widespread mistreatment, sexual harassment, and unpaid expenses and wages - including not being paid at all and not being paid for overtime. [16] [17] [18] The complaint alleged thirteen causes of action: [15] : iv
It said that the companies "required Plaintiffs [the Contestants] and the Proposed Class to work 24-hour shifts for days, without any wages", [15] : 35 that "Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class worked more than 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week, but were not paid overtime wages for that work.", [15] : 36 that "harassing conduct was severe or pervasive, was unwelcome by the Proposed Subclass members, and a reasonable person in their circumstances would have considered the work environment to be hostile or abusive", [15] : 37 and that "Defendants [failed] to take [any] reasonable steps necessary to prevent harassment from occurring". [15] : 38
The complaint also alleged that these violations occurred for the purpose of gaining $2,252,523 [15] : 2 worth of Nevada tax credits:
Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class [were forced] to enter into illegal contracts and provid[e] false information to the State of Nevada to obtain unearned tax credits. [15] : 43
and that the production companies:
coerce[d] the Contestants to sign unconscionable contracts with illegal terms and illusory obligations and also knowingly mischaracterized the Contestants [...] to avoid Defendants’ employment obligations under California law [15] : 2
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On September 16, 2024, a class action lawsuit—on behalf of five contestants of the upcoming $100-million-dollar Beast Games series on Prime Video—was filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court against MrBeast, Off One's Base, LLC, Amazon Alternative, LLC, and 100 anonymous individuals.