# Atomic Wallet asks to toss suit over $100M hack saying it has ‘no US ties’
The Estonia-based firm noted that only one plaintiff in the class action lawsuit is actually based in Colorado where the suit was filed.
In a Nov. 16 dismissal motion in a Colorado District Court the Estonian firm argued it has “no U.S. ties” and its end-user license agreement required all litigation against it be filed in its home country of Estonia.
Atomic also argued that only one user in Colorado was allegedly affected — which wasn
The firm also claimed the 5,500 allegedly affected Atomic users agreed to its terms of service which expressly disclaims liability for losses due to theft and limits damages to $50 per user
Atomic said the plaintiff’s negligence claims also lack legal merit because a legal duty was never created in which they were to maintain Atomic Wallet’s security and to protect against hacking.
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“This Court has repeatedly rejected similar claims because Colorado recognizes no such duty,” it wrote.
Allegations of fraudulent misrepresentation were also struck down by the Estonian-based wallet provider.
The plaintiffs launched the class action in August, two months after a $100 million exploit on Atomic Wallet took place with up to 5,500 users affected — with both North Korean and Ukrainian groups blamed for the attack.
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