Updated 5/28/25 @ 5:45 PM ET
POST Wrestling received a statement from Vince McMahon’s attorney, Jessica Rosenberg as it pertains to John Laurinaitis being dismissed from Janel Grant’s lawsuit.
The statement is as follows:
Today’s dismissal of John Laurinaitis as a defendant doesn’t alter the facts of this case in any way. Vince McMahon never mistreated Janel Grant. No matter how many press releases her team issues, the truth remains unchanged. As Mr. Laurinaitis’s lawyer previously said: ‘Mr. Laurinaitis corroborates Mr. McMahon in publicly declaring that Ms. Grant’s allegations of sexual abuse and coercion in her Complaint are completely unfounded.’
Laurinaitis was dismissed as a defend after agreeing to hand over evidence to Grant’s legal team
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-Original report from 5/28/25 @ 2:45 PM ET-
According to a report from POST Wrestling, a new filing was submitted on Wednesday which shows former that WWE Executive John Laurinaitis has been removed as a defendant in the ongoing lawsuit filed by former WWE employee Janel Grant.
The sex abuse/trafficking lawsuit will continue now with only Vince McMahon and WWE as the defendants in the case in U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.
A statement issued to POST Wrestling on behalf of both Grant and Laurinaitis, notes that Laurinaitis has agreed to provide her [Grant] with evidence related to the case.
“John Laurinaitis has agreed to cooperate and provide evidence in Janel Grant’s lawsuit against Vince McMahon and WWE. His agreement to a confidential settlement is a pivotal next step toward holding McMahon and WWE accountable and bringing justice to Ms. Grant after years of sexual abuse and trafficking. Mr. Laurinaitis looks forward to moving on with his life. We cannot provide any additional details at this time.”
POST Wrestling notes they confirmed with Laurinaitis’s attorney, Edward M. Brennan, his support for the statement, which they received from Grant’s representatives.
The report concludes by noting the defendants are expected to file motions to move the case out of public court and into private arbitration by June 13. Grant will be allowed to request discovery related to the other sides’ litigation over whether the arbitration clause that was part of the $3 million nondisclosure agreement will be enforced.