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JOHN LAURINAITIS FILES SWORN STATEMENT IN REGARD TO JANEL GRANT LAWSUIT

By Mike Johnson on 2024-06-10 15:19:00

Former WWE Exec John Laurinaitis filed a sworn statement before The United States District Court of Connecticut on 6/8, PWInsider.com has confirmed.  The sworn statement was in regard to Laurinaitis requesting that the lawsuit Janel Grant has filed against him, Vince McMahon and WWE be moved to private arbitration.

Laurinaitis filed a "sworn statement of facts" citing:

*As a full-time WWE employee at the time of Grant's NDA with Vince McMahon and WWE, Laurinaitis "believed" he was a "released party" from any and all Lawsuits brought by Janel Grant.

*Per the terms of the Confidential Settlement Agreement, any issues that needed to be resolved would be required to take place in binding arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act.

The Grant lawsuit is currently paused at the request of The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York as they currently have a "non-public" ivestigation into Vince McMahon.

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