A Connecticut judge has ordered the release of former WWE employee Janel Grant’s medical records from a clinic she alleges she was directed to by Vince McMahon. The ruling is the latest development in Grant’s legal efforts to gather evidence.
Judge Orders Release Of Janel Grant’s Medical Records
Brandon Thurston of WrestleNomics reports that in a hearing on Monday, Connecticut Superior Court Judge David Bothwell ordered Dr. Carlon Colker and his Peak Wellness clinic to turn over Janel Grant’s complete medical and billing records. The order also covers certain communications between the clinic and Vince McMahon or WWE, though the defense has signaled it will object to releasing those records.
This legal action is a bill of discovery, a procedural step that allows a party to seek evidence before filing a full lawsuit. Grant has claimed that McMahon repeatedly directed her to Colker’s clinic, where she was given unidentified supplements and intravenous infusions.
Deposition Requests Denied, Communications Records Contested
While the judge ordered the release of the medical records, he rejected Grant’s bid to depose Dr. Colker and his staff at this time. Judge Bothwell reasoned that pre-suit depositions are typically only allowed when a witness might become unavailable, and he found no such urgency in this case.
The two sides also disputed whether the records had already been turned over, with Grant’s lawyers claiming what they have received is incomplete or possibly altered. The judge urged both sides to work out the dispute over the records without further court intervention.
This state-level discovery case is separate from but related to the high-profile federal lawsuit Janel Grant has filed against Vince McMahon and WWE, which alleges sexual assault and sex trafficking. The central issue in that case is currently whether the dispute will be forced into private arbitration. In another related case, Dr. Colker has filed a defamation lawsuit against Grant’s attorney, Ann Callis. The full hearing was livestreamed by the Connecticut Superior Court.
