March 07, 2025
A former staffer accusing World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. and two of its former executives, including former CEO Vince McMahon, of assault and sex trafficking defended her bid to add more detail to her complaint, arguing Friday that her ex-employers seek to "take a red pencil" to unflattering truths.
February 10, 2025
A Connecticut judge on Monday appeared skeptical of a celebrity doctor's bid to end an information request by a woman separately accusing World Wrestling Entertainment and its founder Vince McMahon of sex trafficking, hinting that the doctor probably cannot raise potential federal litigation as a shield against a state trial court discovery probe.
February 06, 2025
The former World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. legal staffer who is suing the company and ex-executives, including founder Vince McMahon, for sex trafficking is misusing the Connecticut state court system to generate evidence for her federal case, a celebrity doctor has argued in seeking to dismiss a demand that he turn over her medical records.
February 03, 2025
A woman accusing former World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. executive Vince McMahon of sex trafficking, assault and harassment added more allegations to her case in Connecticut federal court, including that McMahon offered sex with her to wrestler Brock Lesnar during a contract negotiation.
January 21, 2025
A former legal staffer for World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. suing the company and ex-executives for alleged abuse is in talks to settle a related court fight with a celebrity doctor whom she accused of withholding medical information from her, the parties told a Connecticut state court judge Tuesday.
January 01, 2025
The name, image and likeness class action the NCAA settled in 2024 for $2.78 billion was a long time coming and packs a punch that will be felt for years to come. It overshadowed other ongoing, status quo-rocking litigation involving the NFL, NBA, MLB and more. Here, Law360 looks at the top sports and betting cases the legal world will be watching in 2025.
December 13, 2024
In this week's Off The Bench, two teams usher in a new era for the NFL by bringing in private equity investors, a suit accusing the WWE and Vince McMahon of sexual abuse and trafficking picks back up while a federal investigation continues, and a private equity giant and NHL owner passes away.
October 15, 2024
A former legal staffer accusing World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. and former leader Vince McMahon of sex trafficking has linked a physical therapist, who she referenced in her federal complaint, with a Connecticut doctor and medical practice she is pursuing in state court for information about her treatments.
October 08, 2024
A woman accusing former World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. executive chair Vince McMahon in Connecticut federal court of pressuring her into performing sex acts in exchange for an entry-level job has asked both McMahon and the company to voluntarily waive nondisclosure agreements, saying she and other accusers could help reform WWE's "toxic and sexualized culture."
September 06, 2024
Celebrity doctor Carlon Colker has withdrawn his demands seeking pre-litigation discovery materials from the woman who has accused Vince McMahon and former World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. executives of sexually assaulting and trafficking her.