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Some updates on the lawsuit filed before the U.S. District Court District of Maryland (Baltimore) against WWE, TKO, Vince McMahon and Linda McMahon in regard to alleged abuse of underage ring boys in the 1980s and 1990s.
Earlier today, The Supreme Court of Maryland on ruled that the State’s Child Victims Act, which took effect in 2023 and eliminates time limits for lawsuits filed by victims that who allege they were sexually abused as children. That means there are no statue of limitations on civil cases brought before the Court.
The ripple effect of that decision shoud mean that the lawsuit, brought by five former ring boys who worked for the then-World Wrestling Federation while underage in the 1980s and 1990s, alleging the company and the McMahon failed to protect them from being abused by the late Mel Phillips (who worked as a ring announcer and oversaw the ring crew) will move forward.
The lawsuit had been paused since December 2024 while the Court waited for today's decision to be made.
More to come as we confirm.
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