Appeals Court Rejects Tort Claim from Referee Who Required Wrestler to Cut His Air

A New Jersey state appeals court has rejected the appeal of a wrestling referee, Alan Maloney, who alleged that a group of defendants “breached the duty of care owed to him,” after the referee required a wrestler to cut his hair, on the spot, if he wanted to wrestle his opponent. The December 19, 2018 incident, which attracted national headlines, led Maloney to experience “serious and severe injuries and damages and public disgrace, humiliation . . . so pervasive that he received calls,