All articles tagged with #arbitration
Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores will amend his 2022 lawsuit against the NFL and teams to include a retaliation claim tied to the league’s arbitration provisions, arguing the policy blocked his head-coaching prospects; discovery is advancing, with Flores seeking information on hiring practices from all 32 teams.
An arbitrator ruled in favor of the Jacksonville Jaguars, upholding their decision to fire Urban Meyer 'with cause' in 2021 and voiding about $30 million in remaining pay. Meyer's brief, controversy-filled tenure included on- and off-field incidents and a familiar post-Jaguars media role, while the decision officially closes the chapter on his Jaguars tenure.
Former Jaguars coach Urban Meyer lost a $30 million arbitration claim over his 2021 firing; though his five-year contract was valued at roughly $50-60 million, the arbitrator sided with Jacksonville on the 'for cause' termination, pointing to Meyer's tumultuous tenure and off‑field controversies, with the team saying the firing wasn't tied to a single incident and Meyer potentially pursuing further court action.
An arbitrator affirmed the College Sports Commission’s denial of NIL deals totaling $7.5 million for 18 Nebraska football players, ruling that PlayFly is an associated entity of the school and that the deals lacked a valid business purpose, marking a significant test of the NIL enforcement regime and signaling potential scrutiny for other pending arbitration cases as the process unfolds.
Warner Bros. won a yearslong arbitration with Village Roadshow over The Matrix Resurrections’ dual theatrical/HBO Max release, with Village Roadshow paying WB $57 million in damages after an appeal limited a forced 50% stake purchase; the dispute coincided with Village Roadshow’s Chapter 11 filing in 2025 and its library sale to Alcon. WB also has a Matrix 5 in development with Drew Goddard, though none of the original Wachowskis or cast are currently attached.
Leaving Neverland, the 2019 Michael Jackson documentary, was pulled from HBO’s streaming after a prolonged legal dispute over a 1992 non-disparagement clause; the case settled in 2024 and HBO removed the film, with rights reverting to director Dan Reed in 2029 and a potential North American release in the future. A 2025 sequel appeared on YouTube but struggled to gain traction, and the film remains unavailable in the United States due to these legal arrangements and the estate’s influence in Hollywood.
A Florida woman fought Mercedes-Benz of Fort Lauderdale for more than two years after her 2018 Mercedes-Benz E-400 sat idle in the dealership lot for 25 months, with an odometer discrepancy and a bumper zip-tie. An arbitration award ordered the dealership to take the car back, pay damages, and cover some legal costs; a judge upheld the award and the dealer complied only after the court mandated it. The case highlights how arbitration can be costly for consumers and offers practical lessons—obtain an independent inspection before buying, document everything, understand arbitration clauses, and don’t assume dealerships will act on their own timeline.
Alec Bohm’s lawyers have filed for a preliminary injunction to recover $528,618 allegedly withdrawn by his parents from a Bohm-linked brokerage account, part of a broader suit in which he seeks about $3 million for alleged mismanagement of his finances via LLCs; a Philadelphia judge gave the parents 10 days to respond and Bohm has asked to pause a Florida arbitration, pushing the dispute toward Philadelphia court action. Amid the case, Bohm fired agent Scott Boras and hired Nick Chanock, with the conflict centering on how earnings were handled and represented in operating agreements for the LLCs.
JC Tretter told the NFLPA’s board of player reps about the appellate ruling in the collusion case, noting that the decision, while a setback for the union on the surface, affirmed the finding that the NFL encouraged clubs to curb salary guarantees; the development comes as the DOJ scrutinizes potential antitrust issues, and it follows past claims that former leadership hid the original ruling and that Tretter was muzzled at the time.
A three‑person appeals panel upheld the arbitrator’s ruling in the NFL Players Association’s January 2025 collusion grievance, confirming that the NFL invited clubs to collude against fully guaranteed contracts and that the league’s effort to solve the problem by encouraging joint action was improper; however the panel found there wasn’t sufficient evidence that any club actually joined the collusion, so no damages were awarded, and the case could influence the NFLPA’s leverage amid a DOJ antitrust investigation.
The Chicago Cubs signed center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong to a six-year, $115 million extension starting in 2027, buying out four arbitration years (2027–2030) and two free-agent years (2031–2032) with no club option, effectively keeping PCA in Chicago through 2032; ESPN noted it as the biggest guaranteed extension for a player with five years of club control without an option, and the deal could rise to about $133 million with incentives.
Former Real Housewives of New York City star Leah McSweeney's lawsuit against Bravo, Andy Cohen and producers alleging discrimination and a poisoned workplace that pressured her to drink will proceed in federal court after a judge denied arbitration.
Nebraska football players are challenging denials of third‑party NIL deals in a landmark arbitration against the College Sports Commission, arguing that multimedia-rights deals via NIL-Go should count toward their compensation. The CSC contends such deals have no immediate deliverables and could bypass the revenue‑share cap; Nebraska’s NIL protections in state law add pressure. The case, consolidated from 18 arbitration deals involving Nebraska players, could set a precedent for NIL enforcement across college athletics.
Eighteen Nebraska football players are pursuing arbitration against the College Sports Commission after the CSC rejected more than $1 million in NIL deals tied to Playfly Sports, citing warehousing rules that require clear sponsor/activation details. Nebraska law protects athletes from penalties for NIL earnings, and the case—set against House v. NCAA—could shape NIL policy with a resolution expected within about six weeks.
Tarik Skubal is weighing whether to stay with Team USA for the World Baseball Classic after a three-inning start, balancing the emotional pull and camaraderie with the risk to his regular-season plan and a potential record-breaking payday with the Tigers; he’s consulting with Detroit and his agent as discussions continue.