WWE News and Rumors: Vince McMahon, Stephanie and Triple H to Face Depositions in Relation to Concussion Lawsuit
The WWE is no stranger of controversies and ever since the company was first formed, the owners of the company have had to weather plenty of storms that could have destroyed the reputation of the company for good but the McMahons have almost always found a way to keep their heads above water in most of those situations. Now Vince McMahon, his daugher Stephanie McMahon-Levesque and son in law Paul 'Triple H' Levesque are in hot water in relation to the concussion case that was filed by former WWE star Vito Lo Grasso or 'Big Vito' and Evan Singleton, a talent development employee. The lawsuit had alleged that the WWE had not been protective enough of its talents over the years and the judge who is hearing the case has now asked the company management to be deposed regarding the case. The legal team of the WWE had argued that Stephanie should not be a part of the deposition since she was in no position to be held responsible for the alleged misconduct.
Justice Bryant stated, "WWE made Levesque available previously to testify before Congress on issues related to the safety of its wrestlers. Although the Court rejected Plaintiff's fraudulent misrepresentation claims on the basis of that testimony, WWE has not demonstrated that Levesque is not an appropriate deponent on the issues of whether WWE had a duty, and whether that duty was breached, to disclose knowledge of long term health risks caused by repeated head trauma. The parties are ordered to work cooperatively to schedule a deposition based on the witness' availability, which may be conducted up to fourteen days after the current discovery deadline."
In the lawsuit that was filed by Vito Lo Gross and Evan Singleton last year, it was stated, "Under the guise of providing entertainment, the WWE has, for decades, subjected its wrestlers to extreme physical brutality that it knew, or should have known, caused created latent conditions and long-term irreversible bodily damage, including brain damage,"
