Representatives for Janel Grant are requesting additional time before filing an amended complaint in the U.S. District Court of Connecticut.
Days after the SEC’s ruling that former WWE chairman Vince McMahon would be required to pay a $400,000 fine and reimburse his previous employer for $1,330,915.90 million, Grant’s legal team has issued a new filing.
After the plaintiff’s initial motion for a status conference was requested on January 2, the new developments from the SEC ruling have caused Grant’s team to formally request additional time before filing an amended complaint of its lawsuit.
Grant’s team was initially prepared to file the amended complaint this Wednesday:
Plaintiff still intends to amend her complaint as of right. Though Plaintiff was prepared to on January 15, the recent SEC Consent Order and findings regarding Defendants’ nondisclosure agreement with Ms. Grant necessitate additional time for her counsel to assess these developments and incorporate these new (and still-developing) facts into her Amended Complaint. Plaintiff believes that submitting one, comprehensive Amended Complaint after a proper investigation of these developments will promote efficiency and best preserve judicial resources.
On December 23, defendants Vince McMahon and WWE filed separate motions to compel arbitration in the case filed by Grant, with co-defendant John Laurinaitis filing his motion the next day to request the same as the other defendants.
Grant’s lawyer, Ann Callis, states that their team is requesting a status conference with the court at its earliest convenience to reset deadlines after the expiration of the six-month stay order, which ended last month.
The case was recently turned over to Judge Sarah F. Russell with the status of the plaintiff’s request for a status conference still to be decided.
