Lawyers for Vince McMahon and WWE file to oppose Janel Grant’s amended complaint

The legal teams for Vince McMahon, WWE, and John Laurinaitis are still in lockstep following new legal filings Friday.

Lawyers for Vince McMahon, WWE, and John Laurinaitis have filed opposition to Janel Grant’s amended complaint accusing McMahon of sexual abuse and sex trafficking and implicating WWE and Laurinaitis in the alleged crimes or alleged coverups.

The legal teams for McMahon, WWE, and Laurinaitis all filed motions in US District Court in Connecticut on Friday in opposition of the amended lawsuit Grant’s team filed last month. McMahon’s team was first to file opposition, then Laurinaitis, then WWE.

McMahon’s lawyer Jessica Rosenberg argued in the opposition filing that the amended lawsuit from Grant’s side is in “bad faith,” suggesting that the amendment was simply a public relations play, and arguing that Grant should be held to the NDA she signed prior to filing the original lawsuit.

WWE’s filings state that Grant’s amended lawsuit does nothing to refute WWE’s motion that the lawsuit should be settled in private arbitration. All three defendants have argued for private arbitration with regard to the original lawsuit.

Grant’s amended lawsuit introduced new evidence and new information regarding those at WWE that Grant’s team say were aware of McMahon’s alleged abuse and helped cover it up.

A federal judge will rule as to whether Grant’s amended lawsuit will stand, or whether the suit will proceed as originally filed. The original lawsuit consisted of 68 pages, with the amended complaint comprised of 101 pages.

Original reporting on the filings comes from Post Wrestling’s John Pollock and Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics.