In one of the costliest punishments ever imposed in Connecticut for discovery abuse, an international merchandise agent for World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Inc. has been forced to forfeit his multimillion-dollar suit for unpaid fees, due to conduct that a judge said "defiled the judicial system."
Stamford Superior Court Judge Chase T. Rogers branded Stanley Shenker a "serial perjurer," and dismissed with prejudice his action against Stamford-based WWE.
Rogers ruled on Oct. 16 that Shenker lost his right to litigate when he "deliberately and repeatedly committed perjury and a fraud upon this court." In addition, the WWE wins its counterclaims, with dollar amounts to be set after a hearing on damages, the judge declared.
Read the sordid details of Mr. Shenker's lies and eventual downfall here from The Connecticut Law Tribune.