Professor Imre Szalai Leads Legal Experts in Urging Court to Reconsider NFL Arbitration Process
Forbes: NFL Deflates Flores’ Claim That Goodell Would Be Biased Arbitrator
On July 18, 2024, 12 professors with expertise in arbitration law, led by Imre Szalai at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, filed a brief urging the appeals court to consider more broadly the potential impact of upholding the NFL’s process through which any employment-related claims brought by NFL club employees are to be decided in an arbitration presided over by the Commissioner. The professors argued that permitting Goodell to serve as arbitrator “is unconscionable and contrary to the norms of fundamental fairness” and would incentivize employers across the country to employ a similar dispute resolution process.
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