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SlackPass, Inc. v. Frosted, Inc. — 2d Cir. (Sep 4, 2026)

No. 26-967 Argued September 4, 2026 Published September 5, 2026; updated October 5, 2026

We hear the Second Circuit argument in SlackPass versus Frosted, a dispute between LaunchPass and its competitor Whop. LaunchPass helps people charge for access to private chat communities, including on Slack and Discord. It sued Whop over alleged misuse of LaunchPass's website and services, with claims including unauthorized computer access and unfair competition. The defendants first asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit, but won only in part. They then sought arbitration under LaunchPass's own terms of use. The district court refused, finding that they had given up that right by litigating first. This appeal concerns whether that conduct waived arbitration and how the terms' jury-trial waiver should be read.

SlackPass, Inc. v. Frosted, Inc. (No. 26-967) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, argued September 4, 2026.

Sources
Argument audio — Second Circuit:https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/audio/26-967.mp3
Argument date — Second Circuit calendar:https://www.huntcal.com/cal/eventview/USCA2/USCA2?d=4&id=784738248&m=9&yr=2026
Appeal docket — No. 26-967 (court docket mirrored by Justia):https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca2/26-967
District court ruling — SlackPass v. Frosted, Dkt. 104:https://cases.justia.com/federal/district-courts/new-york/nysdce/1%3A2023cv06393/602700/104/0.pdf
Competing products — Whop's description of LaunchPass:https://whop.com/blog/what-is-launchpass/
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act — 18 U.S.C. § 1030:https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?edition=prelim&f=treesort&jumpTo=true&num=0&req=%28title%3A18+section%3A1030+edition%3Aprelim%29+OR+%28granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title18-section1030%29
Computer-access law — Van Buren v. United States:https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/19-783_k53l.pdf
Colorado River doctrine — Supreme Court opinion:https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ll/usrep/usrep424/usrep424800/usrep424800.pdf
Second Circuit doctrine — Doyle v. UBS:https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/OPN/24-696_opn.pdf
Advocate background — Fred Shrayber, Dentons:https://www.dentons.com/en/fred-shrayber
Firm corroboration — ARDEX appearance, August 10, 2026:https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/cit/1%3A2026cv03542
Product background — LaunchPass:https://www.launchpass.com/

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