- Owen Benjamin has been removed from Patreon late 2019
- His fans file suits against Patreon claiming they interfered in their economic relationship with a content creator
- Under Patreon terms of service at the time, such a complaint has to be settled via arbitration under California's laws
- On January 1 Patreon changed their terms to ban users from filing complaints when someone is removed from the platform
- Patreon initiated a counter-suit against 72 complainers
- That has been denied Friday, Patreon will have to pay up to $10k per arbitration case
- Under California laws the updated terms of service can cause other legal issues (?)
- Patreon is now exposed to other lawsuits regarding other personalities removed from their platform