Gruden’s legal dispute with NFL has date with Nevada Supreme Court
The Nevada Supreme Court will hear oral arguments next month in the legal fight between former Raiders coach Jon Gruden and the NFL.
Gruden sued the league and Commissioner Roger Goodell in November 2021, arguing that the league intentionally leaked derogatory emails he wrote and pressured the Raiders to fire him. The NFL has tried to bring the case to arbitration outside of court hearings and has filed an appeal to the Supreme Court over a lower court’s ruling denying the league’s motion to arbitrate.
Oral arguments have been scheduled in the case for Nov. 7, according to court records filed Wednesday.
The NFL has said it did not leak the emails, and it has disputed Gruden’s allegation that all of the emails leading to his departure were sent before he signed an agreement with the Raiders.
The league has argued that the NFL Constitution requires Gruden to go through an arbitration process moderated by Goodell, another NFL official or an “arbitration service provider.” Gruden’s attorneys have written in court documents that he cannot be forced into arbitration because his employment agreement with the Raiders has been terminated.
Gruden resigned as the Raiders head coach in October 2021 after The Wall Street Journal and New York Times published stories about racist, misogynistic and anti-LGBTQ emails he had written.
His lawsuit in District Court has been placed on pause until the Supreme Court rules on the appeal.
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