WWE News: Concussion Lawsuits Possibly To Appeals Court, WWE Lawyer Comments

As we learned yesterday, the big concussion lawsuits against the WWE were dismissed by Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in the United States District Court of Connecticut (see that story here).

Konstantine Kyros, the attorney for the plaintiffs which included the likes of Road Warrior Animal, Koko B. Ware, Dynamite Kid and Big Vito, failed to file amended pleadings that satisfied the request for more information by Judge Bryant, leading to what was in essence a default judgment in WWE’s favor. Today, Kyros has stated that he will be looking into appeals court in the following statement issued to PWInsider:

I stand for professional wrestlers who face the prospect of losing their identity and consciousness to the effects of a latent occupational disease that robs them of their sanity, comfort of their families and memories of everything they achieved entertaining the millions of people who love them.

The opinions expressed in today’s decision about my strong advocacy are inaccurate, bizarre and unworthy of the court. The reasoning of the opinion itself is flimsy as the court finds, in ignorance of the facts, that there is no reasonable basis for the assertions, despite a substantial body of medical peer reviewed literature going back almost a hundred years. In any event these are Jury issues as the plaintiffs demonstrated that the WWE knew about the risks of head injuries long before the 2007 date the court invents.

Additionally the WWE misclassified, exploited, injured these people in violation of labor laws and continues to ignore that CTE even exists in professional wrestling. It is a sad ruling, and we trust the wrestlers claims will be better received in the appeals courts. I will continue to fight and advocate for wrestlers legal rights despite this tragic opinion that attempts to cast down my clients hopes for better lives.”

Sincerely,
Konstantine Kyros

WWE’s lead counsel Jerry McDevitt has since responded to Kyros’ statement with the following comments, also issued to PWInsider:

“This is the same kind of drivel Kyros pawned off on former wrestlers when soliciting them to sue WWE by false statements that he had obtained a billion dollar settlement for NFL players and would do the same for wrestlers, when in fact he had absolutely nothing to do with getting that settlement. He was caught repeatedly making false allegations; has been admonished repeatedly by federal judges about his dishonest behavior; and has now been subjected to two different sanction orders of the kind that would make most lawyers embarrassed and ashamed. The rant he sent you now insults the federal judge who issued the decision, and he still fails to address the basis of her opinion. He may well have been able to mislead those he solicited to join his lawsuits, but he will never succeed in misleading us or federal judges. Frankly, he should be disbarred.”

Quotes c/o PWInsider

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