According to PWInsider, a report from the paid subscription publication, Bloomberg Law indicates WWE shareholder Dennis Palkon is suing WWE before the Delaware Chancery Court, hoping to “bar McMahon from the board” of the company.
The report also notes the lawsuit, which was filed on back on January 26 “seeks internal files from WWE to investigate claims that McMahon “raped and sexually assaulted employees and contractors over the course of decades,” then paid nearly $15 million to keep a lid on the accusations.
Furthermore, Bloomberg’s report states the lawsuit alleges that McMahon’s return to the company in January showed “a flagrant disregard for basic corporate governance norms.” Believing “that the rules do not apply to him, Vince McMahon removed three independent directors and re-appointed himself, as well as two of his longtime cronies…the apparent misconduct here is both myriad and extremely serious.”
The report concludes by noting that the lawsuit states its ultimate goal, if the disclosure of internal records related to McMahon’s payoffs are proof of fiduciary breach claims is that, “plaintiff intends to achieve what the board wanted to, but could not in light of Vince McMahon’s thuggery,” therefore hoping to kick off proceedings that would “bar Vince McMahon from ever serving on the WWE board again.”
PWInsider stated that WWE did not respond to Bloomberg’s request for comment.