WWE Lawyer Responds To Lawsuit Filed By Owen Hart's Widow

WWE lawyer Jerry McDevitt tells Courant.com that the lawsuit filed by the late Owen Hart's widow, Martha, against WWE, Vince and Linda McMahon is without merit.

Martha Hart is suing the WWE for continuing to profit off the likeness of her late husband, especially as it pertains to the new Hart Family DVD set. Martha Hart issued a statement this week saying the WWE filed a lawsuit against her because she "had the nerve" to pursue a wrongful death claim following her husband's death.

McDevitt now says Martha's statement is false. According to him, WWE didn't sue her because she brought the wrongful death claim. However, it did petition a court in Connecticut to hear the claim, instead of the Missouri court where Hart had filed her lawsuit, which was settled before going to trial.

McDevitt calls Hart's statement "pejorative nonsense" and said her current lawsuit is nothing more than "a personal attack" on the McMahon family. He denies the insinuation that WWE is trying to deny Hart and her children compensation from the Hart Family DVD and says WWE handled the aftermath of Owen Hart's death in a "humanitarian" way.