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03-18-2015, 10:23 AM
WWE attorney Jerry McDevitt commented on the wrongful death lawsuit brought against the company by the widow and estate of the late Nelson Frazier Jr., who performed under a number of names for the company, most recently Big Daddy V.
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McDevitt, while noting that Frazier's death in 2014 was was tragic, stated it had nothing to do with his wrestling career. "It’s an embarrassment to be a lawyer sometimes,” McDevitt told The Boston Herald. "It’s ridiculous that someone can ... try to blame someone because a gentleman with a weight problem died of a heart attack in the shower eight years after he last performed. It’s ridiculous to try and blame someone for that."
McDevitt said that the company may attempt to get sanctions against attorney Konstantine Kyro, who is also representing Bill Jack Haynes, Vito LoGrasso and others in similar suits for "frivilous lawsuits."
On the merits of the suit, McDevitt said, "They just ignore these things and allege whatever they feel like alleging. You can’t do that as a lawyer. You have to be basing your allegations on a reasonable investigation of the facts. It’s not some creative writing exercise to see if you can get media attention."
To read the article click here (http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/columnists/2015/03/full_court_press_wwe_mass_lawyer_in_legal_cage_mat ch).
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McDevitt, while noting that Frazier's death in 2014 was was tragic, stated it had nothing to do with his wrestling career. "It’s an embarrassment to be a lawyer sometimes,” McDevitt told The Boston Herald. "It’s ridiculous that someone can ... try to blame someone because a gentleman with a weight problem died of a heart attack in the shower eight years after he last performed. It’s ridiculous to try and blame someone for that."
McDevitt said that the company may attempt to get sanctions against attorney Konstantine Kyro, who is also representing Bill Jack Haynes, Vito LoGrasso and others in similar suits for "frivilous lawsuits."
On the merits of the suit, McDevitt said, "They just ignore these things and allege whatever they feel like alleging. You can’t do that as a lawyer. You have to be basing your allegations on a reasonable investigation of the facts. It’s not some creative writing exercise to see if you can get media attention."
To read the article click here (http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/columnists/2015/03/full_court_press_wwe_mass_lawyer_in_legal_cage_mat ch).