World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. won’t face reinstated claims in several consolidated concussion cases brought on behalf of former professional wrestlers, after the Second Circuit found the plaintiffs had waited too long to press their claims.
A complaint filed by 50 former wrestlers was filed outside the three-year statute of limitations, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit court said Wednesday in a summary order.
The complaint alleged that WWE concealed the risk that concussive blows to the head could cause permanent degenerative neurological conditions, with the aim of inducing the wrestlers to continue performing.
But any concealment of ...
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