WWE has been hit with a new lawsuit in regard to claims they hit the long-term effects of neurological injuries from talent. Pro Wrestling Sheet reports that a lawsuit was filed in federal court in New Haven, Connecticut today on behalf of a host of WWE alumni that includes Jimmy Snuka, Road Warrior Animal, Paul Orndorff, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Bryan Clark, Ahmed Johnson, Kamala, Dave Hebner, Earl Hebner, King Kong Bundy, Ken Patera, Sabu, Ax, Smash, The Berzerker, Shane Douglas, Muhammad Hassan, Henry Godwin, Mark Jindrak, Marty Jannetty, Heidenreich, Mantaur, One Man Gang and the estate of Axl Rotten.
The lawsuit claims that WWE failed to care for wrestlers’ repetitive head injuries “in any medically competent or meaningful manner” while misrepresenting and concealing the nature of long-term neurological injuries the talent suffered as a result of their careers. WWE had similar suits dismissed from the likes of Billy Jack Haynes and others via attorney Konstantine Kyros, but are still fighting a suit from Evan Singleton and Vito LoGrasso over the time they were employed and WWE had the Wellness Policy in place. It is not known whether the new suit is directly related to the previous ones or filed independently.
WWE has yet to comment on the story.
