{"id":29093,"date":"2016-08-13T09:59:37","date_gmt":"2016-08-13T14:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=29093"},"modified":"2016-08-13T16:22:01","modified_gmt":"2016-08-13T21:22:01","slug":"wwe-concussion-lawsuits-updates-lograssosingleton-request-extension-deadline-wwe-vince-mcmahon-request-emergency-hearing-laurinaitis-second-suit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/08\/13\/wwe-concussion-lawsuits-updates-lograssosingleton-request-extension-deadline-wwe-vince-mcmahon-request-emergency-hearing-laurinaitis-second-suit\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Concussion Lawsuits Updates &#8211; LoGrasso\/Singleton request extension of deadline, WWE &#038; Vince McMahon request emergency hearing in Laurinaitis second suit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-563198960\" 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><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>WWE Concussion Suits Updates &#8211; August 2016<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Suit #1: LoGrasso &amp; Singleton vs. WWE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Attorneys for Vito LoGrasso and Evan Singleton petitioned for an extension of the deadline to respond to WWE.<\/p>\n<p>The filing made on Friday (August 12) requested an extension from August 22 to September 9 to oppose WWE&#8217;s motion for summary judgment.<\/p>\n<p>WWE filed their motion for summary judgment on August 1 and a deadline to respond was set for August 22. However, attorneys for LoGrasso\/Singleton believe they did not receive enough time to file a response to WWE&#8217;s lengthy motion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;WWE received 47 days (32 business days) from the close of discovery to prepare its summary judgment papers. Plaintiffs seek an equivalent amount of time &#8211; 18 additional days &#8211; to respond,&#8221; reads the request for an extension of time.<\/p>\n<p>The Kyros Law Office also requested a corresponding extension of time for WWE to respond to their response from September 5 to October 7. It remains to be seen what the U.S. District Court decides on next week.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29094\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/08\/ConcussionExtensions.png\" alt=\"ConcussionExtensions\" width=\"633\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/08\/ConcussionExtensions.png 633w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/08\/ConcussionExtensions-300x72.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The legal filing also noted that Kyros&#8217;s team is working on the separate lawsuit of Joe Laurinaitis, et al vs. WWE&#8230;<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-748177690\" 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><strong>Suit #2: Laurinaitis, et al vs. WWE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WWE was active this week attempting to expedite a decision on whether the case will proceed. As noted before, the new lawsuit of 53 former wrestling talents against WWE and Vince McMahon, individually, was filed as a RICO racketeering case (as opposed to the personal injury claim of LoGrasso\/Singleton vs. WWE) in the same U.S. District Court of Connecticut.<\/p>\n<p>Along those lines, WWE and Vince McMahon filed a motion for a &#8220;emergency status conference&#8221; on Wednesday (August 10). The stated reason was &#8220;to discuss matters of urgency related to the management of this case.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>WWE&#8217;s lead attorney Jerry McDevitt noted there are &#8220;already pending in this district six related cases all of which have been consolidated\u00a0before the Honorable Vanessa L. Bryant.&#8221; The filing continues that &#8220;each of the consolidated cases concerns allegations that WWE is somehow liable for long-term neurodegenerative injuries, including CTE, purportedly suffered by former WWE wrestlers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>McDevitt went on to criticize the legal approach by the Plaintiffs&#8217;s lead attorney Konstantine Kyros, then summarized that defendants WWE and Vince McMahon request an &#8220;in-person status conference before the presiding judge at the Court&#8217;s earliest convenience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>McDevitt wrote that &#8220;it is critical that this case receive close management from the outset and the Court and the parties should address procedures for the efficient disposition of Plaintiffs&#8217;s claims.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Following the filing on Wednesday, the U.S. District court recorded Jerry McDevitt appearing on behalf of Vince McMahon on Friday (August 12) as his legal representative.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Bryant does not have jurisdiction over this case, since it&#8217;s a RICO case, but WWE is hoping that it will be consolidated into the legal matter of\u00a0LoGrasso &amp; Singleton.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3858719198\" 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>The presiding judge is Warren W. 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It remains to be seen what Judge Eginton decides.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<strong> August 1:<\/strong> Monday was the deadline to file dispositive motions in the U.S. District Court of Connecticut for the LoGrasso &amp; Singleton vs. WWE concussion lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>WWE filed several motions, including a motion for summary judgment requesting the court dismiss the remaining claim against WWE of &#8220;fraud by omission,&#8221; alleging that WWE did not and should have provided adequate concussion-related information to wrestlers prior to working for the company.<\/p>\n<p>WWE claimed to be &#8220;entitled to judgment as a matter of law.&#8221; In the five-page filing, WWE&#8217;s lead attorney Jerry McDevitt wrote\u00a0six points underscoring the claim.<\/p>\n<p>McDevitt concluded: &#8220;The Court should grant WWE&#8217;s motion for summary judgment and enter judgment in WWE&#8217;s favor on Plaintiffs&#8217;s sole remaining fraud by omission claim.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A response to the motion is due by August 22.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the motion for summary judgment, WWE filed a motion to seal WWE&#8217;s Memo of Law in support of their motion for summary judgment. WWE filed another motion to seal a statement from WWE.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/07\/10\/wwe-concussion-lawsuit-update-quiet-since-judges-last-ruling-boston-globe-questions-wwenowinski-relationship-related-chris-benoit-cte-research\/\">FULL UPDATE FROM JULY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1022991889\"><div id=\"pwtor-4054021351\"><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>WWE Concussion Suits Updates &#8211; August 2016 Suit #1: LoGrasso &amp; Singleton vs. WWE Attorneys for Vito LoGrasso and Evan Singleton petitioned for an extension of the deadline to respond to WWE. 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