A Connecticut state court judge denied Dr. Carlon Colker’s motion to dismiss a petition filed by former WWE employee Janel Grant.
The ruling that came down on Monday makes way for Grant to pursue evidence from the doctor and clinic whom she says Vince McMahon directed her to get treatment at.
The case involving Grant and Colker is a state-level pre-suit bill of discovery action in the Connecticut Superior Court that’s separate from Grant’s federal lawsuit against WWE, Vince McMahon, and John Laurinaitis. It’s also separate from Colker’s defamation lawsuit he recently filed in federal court against Grant’s attorney Ann Callis.
The decision from Judge Colleen Zingaro allows Grant to conduct discovery, seeking documents, possible communications with McMahon, and possible testimony from Colker and his Greenwich, Conn., clinic, Peak Wellness, as she considers whether to bring civil claims against those parties.
When reached for comment, Grant’s representatives pointed to the portion of the judge’s order that notes Grant is considering potential claims, including “civil conspiracy, aiding and abetting, fraud, assault, battery, RICO, RICO conspiracy, and/or breach of fiduciary duty,” as alleged in her petition.
Attorneys for Colker and Peak Wellness didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Colker and Grant are in a dispute over whether he provided her electronic medical records and metadata, which she argues are required under federal law. Grant alleges he hasn’t provided everything she’s asked for, but Colker says he has done so multiple times and points to receipts of transmission that are part of his defamation suit.
Grant’s attorneys say she visited Peak Wellness more than sixty times from 2019 to 2022 at the urging of McMahon, who Grant alleges was sexually abusing her.
Grant alleges that Colker and Peak Wellness prescribed her supplements and infusions that weren’t identified to her. Colker denies these claims.
The ruling on Monday doesn’t determine whether Colker or the clinic did anything wrong. It only allows Grant to compel discovery from them.
In his motion to dismiss Grant’s petition, Colker’s attorneys argued the case should be thrown out because it was improperly verified and sought information only meant to support her federal lawsuit against WWE, McMahon, and Laurinaitis. The judge denied the motion, finding the petition was properly filed, any verification issues had been corrected, and that Grant had alleged matters that could be pursued in state court, beyond supporting her federal case.
