According to her counsel and a motion filed on Monday in federal district court in Connecticut, one of the non-disclosure agreements Vince McMahon was fined for last week was signed by Janel Grant. This information was part of a motion for status conference that was filed on Monday by Grant\'s attorneys.
According to a press release last week from the Securities Exchange Commission, McMahon was fined $400,000 and paid over a million in restitution to World Wrestling Entertainment for not properly disclosing two NDAs he had signed. One was an NDA in 2022, which counsel for Grant said was the NDA she signed at the time. The other NDA McMahon was fined for was with a former WWE contractor/wrestler.
Grant second status conference filing asked the court for a schedule due to the following developments:
- The new judge in the case
- No order entered on the docket officially ending the 6-month stay that was requested by federal prosecutors last year
- Motions by defendants requesting arbitration per the NDA agreement.
- The SEC ruling on McMahon\'s NDA with Grant.
Attorneys for Grant planned to amend her complaint by Jan. 15, according to the first motion filed two weeks ago, but asked the court for a schedule in order to consider the SEC fines and charges against McMahon and other developments.
\"It is clear that the Court\'s guidance is needed to reach consensus on a schedule to move this litigation forward,\" the motion said. \"Plaintiff respectfully requests the Court schedule a status conference at its earliest convenience, and enter an order clarifying that no further submissions are due until the Court instructs otherwise.\"
In a statement to SEScoops, Grant attorney Ann Callis said the SEC charges against McMahon prove the NDA violated the law.
In light of the SEC’s charges proving that the NDA Vince McMahon coerced Ms. Grant into signing violates the law, Ms. Grant has renewed her request for an updated scheduling conference to ensure these new developments are reflected in her complaint and establish a clear schedule to move her case forward,\" Callis said. \"Ms. Grant deserves the opportunity to have her day in court and hold her abusers accountable.\
The public information officer for the Southern District of New York Attorneys office wouldn\'t give comment on Monday on the status of the federal criminal investigation into McMahon. A representative for Grant on Monday said her counsel was told in December by federal investigators that the criminal probe into McMahon is still ongoing.
