Thursday, January 06, 2011
WWE Sued Over Injury
KENTUCKY...
A southern Indiana man has filed suit against World Wrestling Entertainment claiming he was injured while attending an event in Kentucky.
An attorney for 18-year-old Ronald Basham III of Clarksville, Ind., filed the suit Monday in Jefferson Circuit Court, alleging his client's leg and knee were injured at a 2000 wrestling match in Louisville when he was 7.
The lawsuit says the match between Dwayne Johnson, known as "The Rock," and Paul Levesque, known as "Triple H," spilled over a retaining wall separating them from the audience. It says the wrestlers ended up pushing another spectator, who fell on Basham and caused his injuries. The suit accuses the WWE of failing to maintain adequate security and seeks compensatory and punitive damages.
Justine Sacco, a spokeswoman for the WWE, said told The Courier-Journal that the company doesn't comment on pending litigation.
A southern Indiana man has filed suit against World Wrestling Entertainment claiming he was injured while attending an event in Kentucky.
An attorney for 18-year-old Ronald Basham III of Clarksville, Ind., filed the suit Monday in Jefferson Circuit Court, alleging his client's leg and knee were injured at a 2000 wrestling match in Louisville when he was 7.
The lawsuit says the match between Dwayne Johnson, known as "The Rock," and Paul Levesque, known as "Triple H," spilled over a retaining wall separating them from the audience. It says the wrestlers ended up pushing another spectator, who fell on Basham and caused his injuries. The suit accuses the WWE of failing to maintain adequate security and seeks compensatory and punitive damages.
Justine Sacco, a spokeswoman for the WWE, said told The Courier-Journal that the company doesn't comment on pending litigation.
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