It's been a rough week for the NFL's legal team with another loss coming Thursday, as a federal appeals court ruled the league cannot force Brian Flores into closed-door arbitration but instead must fight the Minnesota Vikings coach's lawsuit at a trial open to public scrutiny.
The Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan upheld a lower court's ruling that Flores can proceed with his racial discrimination claims against the NFL and three of its teams -- the Denver Broncos, New York Giants and Houston Texans...
...The appeals court said the NFL’s arbitration rules forcing Flores to submit his claims to arbitration before Goodell do not have the protection of the Federal Arbitration Act because it "provides for arbitration in name only."
The court's decision is not final. OutKick has been told by the league that it is appealing the ruling.
"We respectfully disagree with the panel’s ruling, and will be seeking further review," an NFL spokesman said...
NFL Loses In Court Again As Brian Flores Suit Can Go To Public Trial Instead Of Closed-Door Arbitration