The legal representatives of Vince McMahon, WWE, and John Laurinaitis filed motions on Friday opposing Janel Grant’s amended complaint, which accuses McMahon of sexual abuse and sex trafficking, and implicates WWE and Laurinaitis in either the alleged crimes or attempts to cover them up.
The motions were submitted in the U.S. District Court in Connecticut, following the amended lawsuit Grant filed last month. The legal teams representing McMahon, Laurinaitis, and WWE filed their responses in the order of McMahon’s team first, followed by Laurinaitis’ and then WWE’s.
In their filing, McMahon’s attorney, Jessica Rosenberg, claimed that Grant’s amended lawsuit was made in "bad faith," suggesting it was motivated by public relations concerns rather than legitimate legal claims. Rosenberg also argued that Grant should be bound by the nondisclosure agreement (NDA) she signed prior to initiating the original lawsuit.
WWE’s legal team echoed a similar point, asserting that the amended complaint does not address WWE’s previous motion to move the case to private arbitration. All three defendants have consistently argued for the matter to be resolved through arbitration rather than in open court.
Grant’s amended lawsuit includes new evidence and claims about WWE employees who, according to Grant's legal team, were aware of McMahon’s alleged actions and played a role in concealing them.
A federal judge is expected to decide whether the amended lawsuit will proceed or if the case will continue based on the original filing. The original complaint was 68 pages long, while the amended version is 101 pages.
