WWE-Ring Boy Lawsuit Effort To Throw Out Denied - Fightful
The ruling clears the case for discovery after the judge found Maryland’s child abuse law constitutional as applied to claims from seven former ring boys.
- On Monday, U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar rejected a motion by World Wrestling Entertainment , TKO, Vince McMahon, and Linda McMahon to dismiss a lawsuit alleging sexual abuse of minors, ruling the Maryland Child Victims Act is constitutional.
- Plaintiffs allege defendants failed to prevent sexual abuse of minors by World Wrestling Federation employees, including Mel Phillips, during the 1980s and 1990s. The Act eliminated the statute of limitations for these negligence claims.
- Defendants argued that defending decades-old incidents violates the United States Constitution and Maryland Constitution. Judge Bredar determined the Maryland General Assembly acted rationally, stating "the law is constitutional as applied to the case."
- With the dismissal rejected, the case now enters the discovery phase, where seven former Ring Boy plaintiffs can advance their negligence claims against the company and McMahons.
- While it remains unclear whether defendants will appeal to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, a trial date remains months away and the case could be resolved through settlement.
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WWE, TKO, Vince McMahon, and Linda McMahon have taken another loss in their attempts to bring an early end to the ‘Ring Boy’ lawsuit. On October 19, U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar rejected their latest argument for dismissal, according to POST Wrestling. As a result, the seven former ring boys can keep pushing their […]
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