April 2, 2008 Observer Newsletter: TNA countersues Konnan, ESPN study on pro wrestling popularity
In attempting to beat Charles Ashenoff and lawyer Cary Ichter to the punch after they filed an EEOC complaint against TNA, TNA filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Texas (where TNA’s parent company, Panda Energy is located as opposed to suing in Nashville, where TNA is based) on 3/26 seeking the court to throw out any complaint Konnan had filed or would subsequently file.
The gist of the complaint is that in his wrestling contract, Ashenoff agreed t accept any responsibilities for injuries suffered in the ring, and also agreed to not file a lawsuit for any damages based on his participating in TNA wrestling, and any legal disagreement would have to be decided in a Texas court. TNA and Sean Waltman were at odds a few years back because of that clause because Waltman felt he couldn’t sign a contract that stated that even if, through a faulty ring, Waltman was seriously injured, the contract stated the company could not be held responsible for it.
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