February 13, 2025
An Arizona federal judge has sent the defamation suit by a former Arizona Cardinals executive to an arbitration process overseen by the NFL, making a previous tentative ruling official after the two sides agreed to call off a scheduled Thursday hearing.
February 11, 2025
A hearing this week on the Arizona Cardinals' bid to send the dispute over the alleged defamation of their former vice president to arbitration might not take place, after the judge overseeing the case pointed out that the plaintiff's lead attorney was not licensed to practice in the state.
February 06, 2025
An Arizona federal judge on Thursday signaled plans to send a defamation suit against the Arizona Cardinals and others to arbitration, as requested by the National Football League team and its owner in their ongoing dispute with its former vice president.
July 09, 2024
The Arizona Cardinals cannot claim that the arbitration clause in NFL employee contracts covers the defamation allegations by former team vice president Terry McDonough because the defamation by the team, its law firm and public relations firm took place after he stopped working for them, McDonough told an Arizona federal court.
June 28, 2024
In this week's Off The Bench, a jury delivers the NFL a $4.7 billion punch to the gut, an NBA agent looks to get paid for work that was credited to Rich Paul, and the Arizona Cardinals try to get a former executive's defamation claims sent to arbitration.
June 25, 2024
The Arizona Cardinals, owner Michael Bidwill and their crisis communications company and law firm, which collectively lost an NFL defamation grievance by a former team executive earlier this year, now want a federal defamation suit sent to league-mandated arbitration.