By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor

The Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker trial has been pushed back to March 2016, a Florida circuit judge ruled on Thursday.

The latest delay was decided at an emergency court hearing Thursday. Pinellas County judge Pamela Campbell said she needed more time to review Hogan's motion filed against Gawker this week, where Hogan alleged that Gawker "was at least indirectly involved" in leaking transcripts of Hogan's offensive 2006 comments to the National Enquirer in an attempt to disparage Hogan during their legal battle.

Hogan's attorneys argued that a full investigation should be completed into whether Gawker leaked the transcripts, which contained racially-driven and homophobic comments during Hogan's sexual encounter with Heather Clem, the ex-wife of radio host Bubba the Love Sponge.

The trial was originally scheduled for July, then pushed back to October 20. Now, the trial is set for the first quarter of next year.

The main legal issue is whether there was a violation of the law since the transcript of Hogan's audio recordings was sealed material pertaining the lawsuit. Judge Campbell will now take the time to review additional evidence as it relates to the leak.

[ LINK: Report HERE via the Tampa Tribune ]

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