Lawsuit Against WWE
On April 30, 2009, Hamilton announced that he had filed a lawsuit against WWE in regards to how they ended their relationship with Deep South. The lawsuit claims WWE committed breach of contract and intentional interference with contractual & business relations. The suit was filed on April 20 in Fulton County, Georgia.
On January 22, 2010, Hamilton's attorney announced that his client had settled with WWE out of court. His attorney claimed that WWE "fraudulently contrived a reason to end the agreement" without giving the 90-days notice that was required in the contract. The suit also claimed that WWE illegally entered the Deep South building and took property that belonged to Hamilton. It also claims that the WWE Executive Vice President of Talent Relations, John Laurinaitis, warned that any wrestlers who continued to work with Deep South or Hamilton would never work in the wrestling business ever again. Two unnamed professional wrestlers who were under WWE contract at the time confirmed Hamilton's claim that Laurinaitis made the threatening speech. WWE attempted to get the lawsuit dismissed before it went to trial but were not successful. The settlement was not disclosed.
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