Nevada Supreme Court panel rules in favor of NFL in Jon Gruden lawsuit; case to go to arbitration pending appeal

A three-judge panel of the Nevada Supreme Court ruled in favor of the NFL on Tuesday regarding Jon Gruden’s lawsuit against the league.

Via a 2-1 vote, justices ruled that Gruden’s dispute is subject to league arbitration, overturning a district court ruling that his lawsuit against the NFL could move forward. Hearings were held in January in front of the three-justice panel — not the full court that consists of seven justices.

The ruling means that — barring a successful appeal — the long-running dispute between the league and the former Las Vegas Raiders head coach will be settled in closed-door arbitration rather than in public via the legal system.

Gruden seeks public lawsuit in court to expose ‘the truth’

Gruden resigned from his job as Raiders head coach in 2021 after a New York Times report exposed his email exchanges with former Washington Football Team executive Bruce Allen, among others, that showed his use of racist, anti-gay and misogynistic language.

Gruden sued the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell in 2021, accusing them of plotting to destroy his career via a “malicious and orchestrated campaign” by leaking those emails. The emails surfaced from an investigation into the Washington Commanders and then-team owner Dan Snyder.

The lawsuit argues that Gruden was targeted in the alleged leaks and that “there is no explanation or justification” for why the correspondence of others in the league was not exposed. Gruden had previously vowed that “the truth will come out” regarding unnamed others around the NFL.

A panel of the Nevada Supreme Court ruled against Jon Gruden in his case against the NFL. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

NFL seeks closed-door arbitration

The NFL has since made multiple attempts to strike down the lawsuit, arguing that a clause in Gruden’s contract with the Raiders requires him to seek dispute settlement via arbitration. Gruden’s attorneys have argued that the clause doesn’t apply since he his no longer an employee of the Raiders and…

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Publish date : 2024-05-14 23:01:09

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