Overview
- The parties jointly filed a motion on June 11 asking the U.S. District Court in Connecticut to adjourn a June 16 hearing while they negotiate a confidential arbitration agreement.
- If Judge Sarah F. Russell approves the request the federal case would likely be removed from public court and proceed in private arbitration where filings and testimony are usually sealed.
- Defendants cite an arbitration clause in a 2022 nondisclosure agreement as the legal basis for the move while Grant says she signed that NDA under duress and has fought to keep the case public.
- The dispute has included contested discovery over medical records and anonymous emails and Grant’s January 2024 complaint accuses Vince McMahon and WWE of sexual assault and sex trafficking.
- The change would limit public scrutiny of the allegations and evidence, affect the ability of witnesses to testify on the public record, and follows earlier corporate fallout including McMahon’s 2022 resignation and the later removal of John Laurinaitis from the suit.