{"id":24222,"date":"2016-06-28T12:48:16","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T17:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=24222"},"modified":"2016-06-28T15:54:07","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T20:54:07","slug":"c-m-punk-lawsuit-not-resolved-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/06\/28\/c-m-punk-lawsuit-not-resolved-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"C.M. Punk lawsuit not resolved until 2018?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-917587176\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><strong>June 27 Update:\u00a0<\/strong>The lawsuit brought on by WWE physician Chris Amann against C.M. Punk and Colt Cabana might not be resolved until 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The result of Monday&#8217;s pre-trial hearing was setting a trial call date of May 21, 2018, according to Cook County, Ill. 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The hearing at 9:30 a.m. on June 27\u00a0presided by Judge Marcia Maras will determine when the actual trial takes place.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4016237742\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>There is also a new court date at the Circuit Court level. Judge Janet Brosnahan, who has presided over the case since the beginning, has set a &#8220;focused case management date&#8221; of August 23 at 9:15 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Amann is suing Punk and Cabana for defamation related to Punk&#8217;s infamous Thanksgiving 2014 podcast interview with Cabana accusing WWE and Dr. Amann of being negligent with his health leading up to his exit from WWE in January 2014.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><strong>MAY UPDATE:\u00a0<\/strong>The case of WWE doctor Chris Amann vs. C.M. Punk and Colt Cabana was back in court on Tuesday (May 3).<\/p>\n<p>The pre-trial is still scheduled for June 27. However,\u00a0already on the schedule was a case management conference on Tuesday. Included in this week&#8217;s proceedings was Judge Janet Brosnahan <a href=\"https:\/\/w3.courtlink.lexisnexis.com\/cookcounty\/Finddock.asp?DocketKey=CABF0L0AABHFC0LD\" target=\"_blank\">allowing Dr. Amann to submit a deposition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Brosnahan also scheduled another case management conference on June 21, one week before the pre-trial\u00a0procedure.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><strong>APRIL UPDATE:\u00a0<\/strong>A pre-trial date has been set in WWE physical\u00a0Chris Amann&#8217;s lawsuit against C.M. Punk and Colt Cabana.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2259838105\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>On Monday (April 4), <a href=\"https:\/\/w3.courtlink.lexisnexis.com\/cookcounty\/Finddock.asp?DocketKey=CABF0L0AABHFC0LD\" target=\"_blank\">the Circuit Court of Cook County<\/a> initiated the trial process for\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Monday,\u00a0June 27, 2016 at 9:30 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The presiding judge assigning the trial date will be Marcia Maras. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cookcountycourt.org\/Portals\/0\/Law%20Divison\/General%20Administrative%20Orders\/16-2.2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">According to a separate court document effective April 1<\/a>, the circuit court is going through a transition period of assigning cases.<\/p>\n<p>Amann vs. Punk &amp; Cabana was assigned to Judge Maras in Court Room 2006 in Chicago as part of falling\u00a0within the transition period window of May 1\u00a0to\u00a0July 31.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2803902100\"><div id=\"pwtor-4193009164\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>June 27 Update:\u00a0The lawsuit brought on by WWE physician Chris Amann against C.M. 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