Law360 Covers HS&S Response in Grant v. McMahon Arbitration Dispute

Law360 is covering the response to defendants' motion to compel arbitration in Grant v. McMahon, a case where Hurwitz Sagarin & Slossberg serves as Connecticut local counsel.

Partners Erica Nolan and David Slossberg and associate Julie Pinette serve as local counsel for Janel Grant, working alongside lead counsel Ann Callis of the Holland Law Firm and Aaron Lang of Nelson Mullins.

The response argues that the arbitration agreement should not be enforced due to the coercive circumstances under which it was signed. The filing notes that WWE accepted a seven-figure victim restitution payment from McMahon for the same NDA through a 2025 SEC consent agreement. "WWE cannot now turn around and claim that it is entitled to enforce that same illicit agreement," the response states.

The memorandum also references findings by a New York federal court and the Second Circuit of "criminal intent" in the drafting of the nondisclosure agreement, arguing the agreement should be read as void.

The federal lawsuit, filed in January 2024, alleges sexual assault and sex trafficking during Grant's employment at WWE. The case has drawn national attention to workplace sexual misconduct and the use of NDAs to silence survivors.

Erica Nolan previously testified before the Connecticut Legislature in March 2026, advocating for Senate Bill 355, legislation to limit the use of NDAs in workplace harassment cases.