Hulk Hogan is Suing his Back Surgeons over $50 Million Loss of Earnings.

AFRIK UPDATE

                        

Hulk Hogan whose real name is Terry Bollea has filed a lawsuit against Tampa, Florida based Laser Spine Institute LLC (LSI) and several of its employed physicians and co-owners after he alleged they carried out a number of unnecessary surgeries in order to make money from him.

He alleges the procedures carried out between February 2009 and August 2010 damaged his already injured back further, hindered his entertainment and wrestling career and cost him at least $50 million in loss of earnings.

He was repeatedly told by doctors at the clinic that undergoing traditional spine surgery, as recommended by a number of other prominent spinal surgeons would effectively end his career.
                                 

Hogan  filed the lawsuit in Pinella County, Florida Circuit Court on Monday and says he only became aware of the dangers of the surgeries after reading an article about it on Bloomberg.com.

In his suit, Hogan claims he fell for a bogus sales pitch which masqueraded as 'medical advice.'

He blamed the clinic for not advising him that the laser treatment is only a temporary solution, not a permanent one.

Hogan's back pain was the source of many stories in 2009-2010 and Hogan blamed the clinic's inept treatments for causing him to lose out on employment opportunities in the entertainment world that would have earned him tens of millions of dollars.

Earlier this month, Hulk dropped a $100 million lawsuit against Gawker.

He filed the suit against the website last year after it posted a one minute and 40 second snippet of a sex tape featuring Hulk and his former best friend's wife Heather Clem which Hulk claimed was filmed without his consent before deciding to drop the complaint.

However, Hulk voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit 'without prejudice', meaning he can file again in future if he wishes.