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By Joseph Choi - 04/26/21 01:27 PM EDT   The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal on Monday from several former pro wrestlers who claim World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) failed to protect them from repeated head injuries that led to brain damage. The plaintiffs in the case include William “Billy Jack” Haynes, Russ “Big Russ” McCullough, Ryan Sakoda, Matthew “Luther Reigns” Wiese and the widow of Nelson “Viscera” Frazier, who died in 2014, The Associated Press reports. Their case had been previously dismissed by a lower court for being filed too late. More than 50 ...

Supreme Court declines to hear wrestlers' brain damage cases against WWE The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the appeals of several former pro wrestlers who claimed in lawsuits that World Wrestling Entertainment failed to protect them from repeated head injuries that led to long-term brain damage. The former wrestlers asked the high court to review lower court rulings that dismissed the lawsuits because they were filed too late. The plaintiffs include William "Billy Jack'' Haynes, Russ "Big Russ'' McCullough, Ryan Sakoda, Matthew "Luther Reigns'' Wiese and the wife of the late N...

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court of Connecticut declined to hear a appeal from several former pro wrestlers suing WWE for claiming the company didn't protect them from head injuries that led to CTE and other medical issues, ending a six-year legal journey. The suit was dismissed in 2020 by the U.S. Court of Appeals, but in February, lawyer Konstantine Kyros said he would appeal to the highest court in the state. No explanations were given for declining to hear the case which is common practice. Five plaintiffs (Billy Jack Haynes (William Haynes), Russ McCullough, Ryan Sakoda, Luther Reigns ...

(Photo Credit: Superluchas) The United States Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeals of several former WWE Superstars who claimed that WWE failed to protect them from repeated head injuries that led to long-term brain damage in the “concussion lawsuits” filed by attorney Konstantine Kyros. The lawsuits had previously been dismissed by lower courts, but the wrestlers and Kyros asked the high court to review those rulings because they were filed too late. The Supreme Court did not explain today’s decision under its usual practice, but the decision puts an end to the last remaining...

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