Family Of Hulk Hogan Files Petition Signaling Possible Malpractice Suit

The family of Hulk Hogan filed a petition in Pinellas County last week seeking a 90-day extension of Florida’s statute of limitations to investigate a potential medical malpractice claim.

Brandon Thurston of POST Wrestling first reported the news.

The petition was filed on behalf of Hogan’s widow, Melanie Sky Daily, his son Nick Bollea, and financial adviser Terry McCoy, who are representing the estate of Hulk Hogan.

No lawsuit has been filed. The filing states the family wants to investigate claims against the Tampa General Hospital, Morton Plant Hospital, two Florida-based doctors, as well as “any and all other applicable health care providers.”

Daily was planning to file a medical malpractice case for claims she says led to Hogan’s death. Daily told TMZ Sports that Hogan’s phrenic nerve was “compromised” during one of his recent surgeries. She also revealed that an autopsy has been done, but wouldn’t give the results.

Clearwater Police said the department was investigating Hogan’s death.

From POST:

Under section 95.11(5)(c) of the Florida Statutes, medical malpractice claims must be brought within two years of the incident or its discovery, and no later than four years from when the alleged malpractice itself occurred. The Bollea estate’s petition adds three months onto their time limit while they investigate the possibility of filing a lawsuit.

Although Hogan’s death occurred just over two months ago, the act the estate may view as the alleged negligence — his reported May 2025 neck surgery — would have started the statutory clock at the time of that procedure. Even with a two-year statute of limitations, the 90-day extension may preserve flexibility while the estate gathers records or consults with experts. Attorneys representing the Bollea family declined to comment, but a source familiar with the matter said the filing is a routine procedural step in similar potential medical malpractice cases.

Fightful will provide more details on the filing when they are known.