In an update on the Martha Hart vs. WWE ongoing lawsuit, the company as well as members of the McMahon family have each filed seperate motions to dismiss the lawsuit brought against them by Martha Hart and the Owen Hart estate.

A report from Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com noted that in the latest version of Martha Hart’s lawsuit it alleges that Owen Hart’s name would have reverted back to his usage and his usage alone in his passing, so the WWE does not have the right to use his legal name to use, market and promote in their materials and DVD releases, noting that the WWE released 8 DVD’s and other materials including the WWE Encyclopedia without proper payment made to the Owen Hart estate, per his booking contract with Titan Sports, which required that royalty payments continue to be made after his death.

Martha also alleges that the WWE used original intellectual property including family photos, without the permission of Owen Hart’s estate and that as a result the Owen Hart Foundation has been hurt by its unwanted association with the WWE through their usage of Owen Hart in videos and other materials. So far, attempts to settle the lawsuit have been unsuccessful.