Flores v. The National Football League et al

  1. June 20, 2025

    Off The Bench: Lakers Sale, NASCAR Antitrust, NIL Appeals

    In this week's Off The Bench, the Lakers fetch a $10 billion valuation as a new owner takes control of the franchise, a federal judge urges litigants in the NASCAR antitrust brawl to settle, and appeals pile up against the NCAA's landmark $2.78 billion athlete compensation settlement.

  2. June 17, 2025

    NFL Coach's Lawyer Faces Scrutiny Over NY Practice Claims

    A federal judge on Tuesday chastised a lawyer defending a former NFL coach in his discrimination suit against the league, ordering him to show why he claimed he could practice in the Southern District of New York even though it appears "that is not accurate."

  3. January 05, 2024

    NFL Coaches Lose Bid To Take Arbitration Ruling To 2nd Circ.

    Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores and two other former NFL coaches lost their bid to have the Second Circuit hear an appeal of a lower court's order to compel arbitration of portions of their racial discrimination lawsuit, after a New York federal judge rejected the request.

  4. September 06, 2023

    NFL Coaches Want 2nd Circ. To Weigh In On Race Bias Ruling

    Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores and his co-plaintiffs have asked that the Second Circuit hear their appeal of a lower court's ruling to compel arbitration for portions of their racial discrimination complaint against the NFL, describing the league's arbitration process as "utterly biased.''

  5. August 22, 2023

    NFL And 3 Teams File Appeal In Coach's Race Bias Suit

    The National Football League, the New York Giants, the Denver Broncos and the Houston Texans have filed an appeal in former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores' race bias suit, asking the Second Circuit to reverse a decision not to compel arbitration of Flores' claims.

  6. July 25, 2023

    Judge Won't Budge On Arbitration In NFL Race Bias Suit

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday declined to disturb her decision that former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores' race bias claims against the NFL can remain on the docket while two other former coaches must arbitrate, reasoning that the league didn't show that Flores entered a binding agreement to keep the allegations out of court.

  7. July 05, 2023

    5 Sports & Betting Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2023

    There are plenty of sports and betting legal matters to watch as the second half of 2023 begins, including those revolving around name, image and likeness rights for college athletes and the legal liability of celebrities like Shaquille O'Neal and Tom Brady who endorse cryptocurrency platforms. Here, Law360 looks at the top sports and betting cases the legal world will be watching in the second half of 2023.

  8. May 05, 2023

    4 Suits Over Workplace Culture That Put The NFL On Defense

    The attorneys general of New York and California recently launched an investigation into potential discrimination and harassment in the NFL’s offices, but the probe isn't the first time the league has come under legal fire over allegations that its work culture is toxic. Here, Law360 looks at four pending cases against the NFL that center on workplace bias.

  9. April 24, 2023

    NFL Says Flores Is Trying To 'Rewrite' Contracts In Bias Suit

    Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores was bound by his contracts to coach teams in the National Football League and, thus, bound by those contracts' arbitration clauses, regardless of his claims that their enforcement powers are "illusory,'' the NFL has told a New York federal judge overseeing Flores' racial discrimination class action against the league.

  10. April 12, 2023

    Flores Fires Back Over 'Unconscionable' Contract In Bias Spat

    The National Football League should not be allowed to enforce "unconscionable contracts" to keep parts of Brian Flores' dispute in arbitration — with Commissioner Roger Goodell as the arbitrator — and out of federal court, Flores and his co-lead plaintiffs have told a New York federal judge overseeing their racial discrimination class action against the league.