Court Gives Former Raiders Coach Jon Gruden A Boost In Lawsuit Over ‘leaked’ Nfl Emails

Former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden registered a triumph complete nan NFL successful tribunal connected Monday.

The Nevada ultimate court, successful a 5-2 ruling, decided that Gruden’s suit against nan league tin proceed successful civilian tribunal alternatively than being settled successful an arbitration proceeding to which nan NFL could designate nan arbitrator.

The determination backed nan assertion by Gruden’s ineligible squad that nan NFL’s arbitration process didn’t use to Gruden because he wasn’t a convention worker astatine nan clip he wrote emails that are cardinal to his lawsuit. Gruden besides contended that commissioner Roger Goodell should not beryllium allowed to prime an arbitrator erstwhile he is simply a statement to nan dispute.

Gruden’s attorney, Adam Hosmer-Henner, said successful a statement, “We’re very pleased pinch nan Nevada ultimate court’s decision, not conscionable for Coach Gruden but for each labor facing an employer’s unfair arbitration process. This triumph further vindicates Coach Gruden’s reputation, and it clears nan measurement to swiftly bringing him afloat justness and holding nan NFL accountable.”

The NFL, which could entreaty Monday’s determination to nan US ultimate court, did not publically reply to nan ruling.

Gruden’s suit alleges that nan NFL leaked emails from him that included racist, homophobic and sexist language. The emails were sent during nan 2010s erstwhile Gruden was moving arsenic an ESPN expert and not employed by an NFL team.

The leaks occurred aft nan NFL recovered nan emails arsenic portion of a abstracted investigation successful nan Washington Football Team successful 2021, erstwhile Gruden was coaching nan Raiders. Once nan emails were made public, Gruden resigned arsenic Las Vegas coach successful October 2021.

He sued nan convention a period later, maintaining that “through a malicious and orchestrated run ... nan NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell sought to destruct nan profession and estimation of Jon Gruden, nan erstwhile caput coach of nan Las Vegas Raiders.”