The ongoing, disturbing lawsuit against Vince McMahon, John Laurinaitis, and WWE from former employee Janel Grant has received a new deadline from a judge.
United States District Judge Sarah F. Russell of Connecticut has made significant rulings in Grant’s ongoing lawsuit.
In a decision that denied Grant’s request for a status conference, Judge Russell confirmed that the legal stay on the case—which had been in place from June to December 2024—has officially ended.
This ruling means Grant now has until January 31 to file an amended complaint, incorporating any new arguments or information she deems necessary.
Grant’s lawsuit, first filed in January 2024, accuses McMahon and Laurinaitis of sexual assault, physical and emotional abuse, and sex trafficking, with …