Ring boy lawsuit against McMahons, WWE to continue following Maryland Supreme Court ruling

The ring boy lawsuit is moving forward.

On Monday, the Maryland Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that the Child Victims Act, which allowed the lawsuit to be filed, was constitutional. Back in December, Judge James K. Bredar granted WWE’s motion to stay the suit pending the court’s decision.

In October, the law firm DiCello Levitt filed suit on behalf of five survivors of what has been billed as the ‘ring boy scandal’. The lawsuit alleges Vince McMahon, Linda McMahon, and WWE knew and did nothing to prevent ring announcer and head of ring crew Mel Phillips’ sexual assault of underage boys in the 80s and early 90s. Phillips was fired in 1992 after the allegations became public.

“The WWE and McMahons had a responsibility to these underaged boys, and they failed them in the worst way possible. We will vigorously fight to uncover the truth about this systemic, insidious, and life-altering abuse,” said Mark DiCello, a founding partner of DiCello Levitt upon filing the lawsuit. “We commend our clients for their bravery in coming forward and promise to relentlessly seek justice for them.”

The Maryland Child Victims Act was passed by the state’s General Assembly in 2023, which retroactively appeals the statue of limitations on lawsuits dealing with child sexual abuse.