2nd Circuit Dismisses Appeals From Former Professional Wrestlers

(September 30, 2016, 12:04 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Sept. 27 dismissed two appeals brought by two groups of former professional wrestlers who argued that their claims that World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. (WWE) hid the dangers of brain injuries from the wrestlers were improperly dismissed by the lower court because there is nothing in the wrestlers’ appellate briefs that “overcomes the strong presumption that the judgment is not appealable” (Russ McCullough, et al. v. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., No. 16-1231, 2nd Cir.; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 17519)....

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