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I didn't see this posted anywhere. Sorry if I missed it
https://www.google.com/amp/www.foxs...e-brain-injury-071916.amp.html?client=safari#
"A group of retired wrestlers has filed a class action lawsuit against the WWE and Vince McMahon, claiming the company hid the long-term effects and risks of head injuries that they say they suffered during matches.
The complaint was filed on behalf of Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka and dozens of former wrestlers, including Joseph "Road Warrior Animal" Laurinaitis, Paul "Mr. Wonderful" Orndorff and James "Kamala" Harris, who have performed with WWE or its predecessors since the 1970s.
WWE "placed corporate gain over its wrestlers' health, safety, and financial security, choosing to leave the plaintiffs severely injured and with no recourse to treat their damaged minds and bodies," the complaint reads.
The lawsuit also accuses WWE and McMahon of intentionally classifying wrestlers as "independent contractors" instead of employees, as a means to avoid liability under basic labor rights. Without the wrestlers being full-time staffers, WWE was not required by law to offer any type of medical insurance, leaving the wrestlers to rely on in-house doctors to treat and diagnose injuries.
The WWE responded with a statement, dismissing the allegations (via Bloomberg): "This is another ridiculous attempt by the same attorney who has previously filed class-action lawsuits against WWE, both of which have been dismissed. A federal judge has already found that this lawyer made patently false allegations about WWE, and this is more of the same.""
https://www.google.com/amp/www.foxs...e-brain-injury-071916.amp.html?client=safari#
"A group of retired wrestlers has filed a class action lawsuit against the WWE and Vince McMahon, claiming the company hid the long-term effects and risks of head injuries that they say they suffered during matches.
The complaint was filed on behalf of Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka and dozens of former wrestlers, including Joseph "Road Warrior Animal" Laurinaitis, Paul "Mr. Wonderful" Orndorff and James "Kamala" Harris, who have performed with WWE or its predecessors since the 1970s.
WWE "placed corporate gain over its wrestlers' health, safety, and financial security, choosing to leave the plaintiffs severely injured and with no recourse to treat their damaged minds and bodies," the complaint reads.
The lawsuit also accuses WWE and McMahon of intentionally classifying wrestlers as "independent contractors" instead of employees, as a means to avoid liability under basic labor rights. Without the wrestlers being full-time staffers, WWE was not required by law to offer any type of medical insurance, leaving the wrestlers to rely on in-house doctors to treat and diagnose injuries.
The WWE responded with a statement, dismissing the allegations (via Bloomberg): "This is another ridiculous attempt by the same attorney who has previously filed class-action lawsuits against WWE, both of which have been dismissed. A federal judge has already found that this lawyer made patently false allegations about WWE, and this is more of the same.""
