January 02, 2023
The sports and betting world will closely follow a pair of consolidated class actions in college athletics related to concussion liability and NIL rights, trademark infringement cases that could tilt the playing field across sports and gaming, and major cases involving the NFL and PGA Tour. Here, Law360 looks at the top sports and betting cases the legal world will be watching in the new year.
October 21, 2022
A recent Nevada state court ruling that the NFL is not entitled to arbitration in former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden's lawsuit should be ignored by a New York federal judge in the racial discrimination lawsuit brought by ex-Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores, the league has argued.
October 17, 2022
A Nevada state judge's recent rejection of the NFL's attempt to compel arbitration in a lawsuit by former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden should convince a New York federal judge to reject the NFL's attempt to do the same in a racial bias lawsuit brought by Black coaches, according to attorneys for ex-Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores.
October 07, 2022
A group of Black NFL coaches led by former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores continued to fight the league's effort to push their racial bias suit to arbitration Friday, calling the league's reliance on arbitration in cases of player discipline "an insult to the court."
August 31, 2022
Former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores and two other Black NFL coaches said Wednesday that allowing their race bias case to go to arbitration would be biased toward the NFL since the league wants its own commissioner to act as the mediator.
August 04, 2022
A Manhattan federal judge ruled Thursday that former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores and two other Black coaches suing the NFL for alleged racial bias cannot obtain discovery on the league's bid to send the case to arbitration prior to their responding to the motion, calling the request a "fishing expedition."
August 02, 2022
Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross has been suspended and the team disciplined after a six-month investigation led by former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White and fellow Debevoise & Plimpton LLP lawyers found tampering violations in the attempted recruitment of star quarterback Tom Brady and New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton, the NFL said Tuesday.
June 28, 2022
Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores and two other Black coaches suing the NFL and several teams for alleged race discrimination say their employment contracts should not be fully redacted in filings, arguing the public's interest in having open proceedings is "paramount."
June 22, 2022
The NFL and six teams told a New York federal court that the proposed class action filed by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores alleging the league systematically discriminated against Black coaches in its hiring decisions belongs in arbitration because of multiple employment agreements he signed.
May 02, 2022
A former Miami Dolphins head coach who was fired despite his success argued Monday against arbitrating his suit claiming systemic racism in the NFL, calling it "unconscionable" that the league is seeking to adjudicate the matter behind closed doors.