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===Concussion lawsuit=== Starting in 2014, numerous former WWE talent filed multiple lawsuits against WWE alleging that WWE did not protect and hid information from their talent about [[concussions]] and [[Chronic traumatic encephalopathy|CTE]]. The former talent claimed physical and mental health issues as a result of physical trauma they experience in WWE. The lawsuits were filed by attorney Konstantine Kyros. US District Judge [[Vanessa Lynne Bryant]] dismissed many of the lawsuits in September 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2018/09/19/lawsuit-against-wwe-concussions-thrown-out/| title= Judge throws out lawsuit against WWE by ex-pro wrestlers over concussions|last=Collins|first=Dave|work= [[The Denver Post]] |access-date=September 23, 2020| date= September 19, 2018}}</ref> In September 2020, the lawsuits were dismissed by the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/018105b0a317dd35bdf679e2dca0507b| title= Former WWE wrestlers' lawsuit over brain damage is dismissed|last=Collins|first=Dave|work= Associated Press |access-date=September 23, 2020| date= September 9, 2020}}</ref> The [[Supreme Court of the United States]] subsequently declined to hear the case in April 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/connecticut-head-injuries-lawsuits-wrestling-injuries-a5d36523a5435dce920cb263155ee122|title=Supreme Court declines to hear wrestlers' brain damage cases|last=Collins|first=Dave|work= Associated Press |access-date=July 14, 2021| date= April 26, 2021}}</ref>
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