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Colker Appeals Order for Billing Records in Grant Suit

Published 3 January 2026

Attorneys for Dr. Carlon Colker and his clinic, Peak Wellness Inc., have filed an appeal against a Connecticut judge's order requiring them to produce billing records that could reveal whether former WWE executive Vince McMahon paid for medical treatments received by Janel Grant. The notice of appeal was submitted Tuesday to the Connecticut Superior Court, challenging a December 11 ruling by Judge David Bothwell that set a January 12 deadline for compliance.

The appeal targets what Colker's legal team describes as an overreach in the scope of a bill of discovery, a presuit mechanism intended to gather limited evidence before filing a full lawsuit. In court filings, they argue the request transforms this tool into an open-ended fishing expedition, exceeding permissible boundaries. Colker's attorneys maintain that they have already produced hundreds of pages of documents, including medical records, and have complied in good faith with prior discovery obligations and court directives.

At the center of the dispute is Grant's effort to obtain confirmation of payment sources for her treatments at Colker's Greenwich, Connecticut, clinic. The billing records in question indicate...

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