Will Chris Nowinski Will Be Deposed In WWE Concussion Case?
PWInsider.com has an article up right now taking an in-depth look at all of the existing concussion related lawsuits that WWE is dealing with. You can read it by clicking HERE.
The article notes that on June 28th Judge Vanessa L. Bryant gave a final ruling on whether or not Chris Nowinski would be deposed in the lawsuit filed by former WWE talent Vito LoGrasso and Evan Singleton. Below is that ruling:
Plaintiff has not identified any facts or controlling decisions that the Court overlooked when the Court found that Plaintiff had not demonstrated that the prior discovery deadline could not be met despite the due diligence of counsel, as required by Local Rule 7(b), for the extension of Court deadlines. Moreover, Plaintiffs have not identified facts, beyond mere speculation, that Nowinski has knowledge concerning WWE’s own knowledge or lack thereof that is relevant to the Court’s discovery Order. If Nowinski indeed undertook research and published a book and made public statements concerning head injuries, such facts are publicly available for plaintiff to use in building a case to the extent such facts are relevant to the surviving claim. Plaintiff, however, has offered no facts to suggest that Nowinski’s work with “Smackdown Your Vote” during the time period in which he researched and authored the book provides him with any knowledge relevant to the discovery Order, let alone knowledge that necessitates both reopening the discovery period and compelling the appearance of a third party witness.
So, Nowinski will not be deposed. I do recommend reading the full article as there are a lot of details that go along with this ruling.
New NXT Ring Announcer Debuts
At last night’s WWE NXT Live event new ring announcer and personality Charly Caruso made her debut. Charly is formerly known as sports reporter Charly Arnolt. You can find photos from her debut below:
The @WWENXT debut of @CharlyArnolt #NXTWinterHaven pic.twitter.com/MYvTLbSjiK
— JJ Williams (@JJWilliamsWON) June 30, 2016
