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Bagwell v. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc
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November 09, 2017
WWE Wins Bid For Call Records In Wrestler's Royalty Row
World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. on Thursday won its bid for phone records for calls between a Chicago lawyer and two former wrestlers that the wrestling giant said were aimed at soliciting them to file a royalties suit against it in Connecticut federal court after the wrestlers' attorneys didn't respond in time.
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November 06, 2017
Wrestler Admitted Atty Solicitation In Podcast, WWE Says
Former professional wrestler Marcus "Buff" Bagwell said in a podcast interview last year that he would not have sued World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. had he not been solicited on the phone by a Chicago lawyer, according to a federal filing in Connecticut on Monday by the wrestling entertainment giant.
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October 30, 2017
WWE Says Atty Improperly Solicited Wrestler In Royalty Row
World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. on Friday accused an attorney of soliciting former wrestlers to join a royalty suit against it, urging a Connecticut federal judge to force one plaintiff to turn over a March 2016 email from the attorney and to testify about their meeting with a co-plaintiff.
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January 10, 2017
Ex-Wrestlers Hit Back On WWE Dismissal Bid In Royalty Row
A pair of former wrestlers claiming World Wrestling Entertainment stiffed them of royalties shot back Monday against an attempt to dismiss their suit on the grounds their contracts were never meant to cover streaming services.
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October 03, 2016
Ex-Wrestler Slams WWE For Judge Shopping In Royalty Suit
A former professional wrestler told a Connecticut court Friday the World Wrestling Entertainment's attempt to consolidate his putative class action royalty suit with the multiple class-action-concussion claims being made against the company was "blatant" judge-shopping.
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August 09, 2016
Ex-Wrestler Says WWE Stiffed Him On Royalties
World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. was hit with a proposed class action Tuesday by former pro wrestler Marcus "Buff" Bagwell, alleging that the company stiffed him and other wrestlers on royalties that they were contractually owed for streaming content that is now offered on the WWE Network.