The legal matter between former WWE employee Janel Grant and Dr. Carlon Colker is entering a new phase.
After overcoming Colker’s motion to dismiss her state court petition last month, Grant is now pushing for immediate access to evidence and a deposition of the doctor, according to new filings with the Connecticut Superior Court. Colker, however, appears to want to continue to litigate whether evidence should be turned over. Grant’s attorneys are asking the court to clarify how the discovery process will unfold.
Colker operates Peak Wellness, a clinic in Greenwich, Connecticut, which is popular with celebrities. Grant says she was directed to seek treatment at the clinic by Vince McMahon, who, along with WWE, Grant is also suing in a separate sex trafficking lawsuit in federal court. Grant and Colker have been on opposite sides of pre-suit litigation for about eleven months now.
Grant alleges Colker hasn’t provided the complete medical records related to her treatment. Colker claims he’s already done so multiple times. Grant further alleges she was treated with undisclosed substances at the clinic, an allegation Colker also denies.
Grant’s attorneys argue that discovery should proceed, contending that the court has already ruled that she has “probable cause” to investigate potential claims like civil conspiracy, fraud, and RICO conspiracy. Colker and his clinic, which is also a defendant, meanwhile, are insisting he has the right to file additional motions and delay turning over any records until the court makes decisions on those motions.
So far, Judge Colleen Zingaro has only denied Colker’s earlier motion to dismiss. That decision was made last month, allowing Grant to seek evidence, but the court has not yet ruled on how discovery should proceed.
The new filings from Grant’s counsel lay out a variety of subjects they want evidence related to, including communications between Colker or his staff and Vince McMahon or WWE.
One element that stands out is Grant’s request for information about any possible travel Colker and McMahon may have taken together between March 1, 2019, and May 1, 2022. Grant is specifically requesting information about trips the doctor and former WWE Chairman may have taken to Tijuana, Mexico. The filings don’t elaborate on why Grant is seeking this information. Her attorneys also want to ask Colker questions about this and other subjects in a deposition.
In addition to that, she’s also seeking evidence related to the contents and purposes of the I.V. treatments and supplements she received at Peak Wellness, the practices and policies of the clinic, and any security camera footage of Grant or McMahon on property belong to Colker or the clinic between March 1, 2019, and May 1, 2022.
This case is a pre-lawsuit action in which Grant is seeking to obtain evidence and has not yet filed a formal lawsuit against Colker or the clinic.
In a filing submitted on Wednesday, Colker and Peak Wellness again denied any wrongdoing and pushed back against Grant’s claims. They argue that she has already received her full medical records, in both paper and electronic formats, and reject the suggestion that they have ever falsified Grant’s or any other medical records. They assert that Grant’s records have been completely provided to her, contrary to her claims. The defendants also say that Grant was only provided a single vitamin tray at Peak Wellness, not the unmarked pills on multiple occasions that she describes. Colker’s attorneys further insist that she was properly informed of all treatments.
The defendants denied any coordination with McMahon related to Grant’s care. As for the accusation that a Peak Wellness employee was involved in McMahon’s alleged abuse—an allegation also included in Grant’s federal case against McMahon—Colker’s legal team says the doctor learned about the allegation through media reports. Colker emphasized that it’s his understanding that it was a single, off-premises encounter that the now former clinic employee said was consensual.
In a separate legal action, Colker filed a defamation lawsuit last month against one of Grant’s attorneys, Ann Callis. Colker’s attorneys in that case asked the judge earlier this week for a default judgment against Holland Law Firm, the Missouri-based office where Callis is a partner. The doctor’s counsel cited that the law firm had not responded to the lawsuit within the three-week time limit after being served. While the firm was served on May 12, Callis personally was served on June 9. By Wednesday, attorneys for Callis and the law firm submitted an objection and a motion to have their time limit extended.
Grant’s lawsuit filed against McMahon and WWE in January 2024 was closely followed by McMahon’s resignation the same month from all roles at WWE and its parent company TKO.
