Defamation Suit Against WWE Accuser's Lawyer Advances

By Elaine Briseño ( March 16, 2026, 9:13 PM EDT) -- A Connecticut federal judge on Friday refused to toss a doctor's defamation suit against the Holland Law Firm and one of its attorneys, saying it is premature to determine whether the plaintiff, whose patient accuses the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. of sex trafficking, is a public figure who has to prove actual malice....

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