PWInsider has reported that former WWE executive John Laurinaitis has filed a motion before the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut on December 24, requesting the lawsuit filed by Janel Grant be sent to arbitration, following motions filed by the company and Vince McMahon.
In the filing, Laurinaitis makes the claim that he was “listed as a released party from any and all lawsuits or causes of action from Plaintiff Grant” due to his status as a full-time employee of WWE, and that the “sold and exclusive method” to resolve issues stemming from the settlement agreement Grant signed was arbitration.
The motion filed by McMahon claims that the agreement he and WWE entered into with Grant included a clause that any disputes coming out of it would be arbitrated, and that the lawsuit filed in January was “in direct violation of her agreement to arbitrate.”
Grant’s legal counsel must respond by January 13, with PWInsider noting the expectation for the former WWE employee to present arguments against moving the case to arbitration.